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Household of Joshua Alston (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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.

Joshua Alston and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Alston, born in 1839 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Joshua was the head of the household, married to Jane Alston, born in 1841 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. They had 6 children; Fanny (born 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Charles (born 1867 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), George (born 1870 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England), Harry (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Isabella (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Willie (born 1881 in Salford, Lancashire, England).


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Joshua Alston's household

Male

Joshua

Alston

Head
Female

Jane

Alston

Wife
Female

Fanny

Alston

Daughter
Male

Charles

Alston

Son
Male

George

Alston

Son
Male

Harry

Alston

Son
Female

Isabella

Alston

Daughter
Male

Willie

Alston

Son
First name(s) Joshua
Last name Alston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joshua

Alston

Head

Married

42

1839

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Jane

Alston

Wife

Married

40

1841

Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England

Fanny

Alston

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Charles

Alston

Son

Single

14

1867

Manchester, Lancashire, England

George

Alston

Son

Single

11

1870

Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England

Harry

Alston

Son

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Alston

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Willie

Alston

Son

Single

0

1881

Salford, Lancashire, England

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