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Household of Joseph Ashton (born 1846, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, Lancashire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Joseph Ashton and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Ashton, born in 1846 in Grassington, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ashton, born in 1847 in Grassington, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Thomas Hy (born 1866 in Grassington, Yorkshire, England), Maria (born 1870 in Brierfield, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1872 in Brierfield, Lancashire, England), Nancy (born 1876 in Brierfield, Lancashire, England) and Martha (born 1878 in Brierfield, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Visitor, Margaret (born 1855 in Grassington, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph's Visitor, Martha (born 1856 in Grassington, Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph Ashton's household

Male

Joseph

Ashton

Head
Female

Sarah

Ashton

Wife
Male

Thomas Hy

Ashton

Son
Female

Maria

Ashton

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Ashton

Daughter
Female

Nancy

Ashton

Daughter
Female

Martha

Ashton

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Pickles

Visitor
Female

Martha

Maxwell

Visitor
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Ashton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Grassington, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Ashton

Head

Married

35

1846

Grassington, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Ashton

Wife

Married

34

1847

Grassington, Yorkshire, England

Thomas Hy

Ashton

Son

Single

15

1866

Grassington, Yorkshire, England

Maria

Ashton

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Brierfield, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Ashton

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Brierfield, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Ashton

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Brierfield, Lancashire, England

Martha

Ashton

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Brierfield, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Pickles

Visitor

Single

26

1855

Grassington, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Maxwell

Visitor

Married

25

1856

Grassington, Yorkshire, England

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