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Household of Matthew Ashley (born 1847, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 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.

Matthew Ashley and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Ashley, born in 1847 in Bilston, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Jane Ashley, born in 1846 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England. They had 3 children; Samuel (born 1868 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Richard (born 1870 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England) and Joseph (born 1875 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Lodger, James (born 1803 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England) and Matthew's Lodger, John (born 1846 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England).


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Matthew Ashley's household

Male

Matthew

Ashley

Head
Female

Jane

Ashley

Wife
Male

Samuel

Madelin

Son
Male

Richard

Madelin

Son
Male

Joseph

Madelin

Son
Male

James

Deeley

Lodger
Male

John

Powis

Lodger
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Ashley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Ashley

Head

Married

34

1847

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Jane

Ashley

Wife

Married

35

1846

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Samuel

Madelin

Son

Single

13

1868

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Richard

Madelin

Son

Single

11

1870

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Madelin

Son

Single

6

1875

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

James

Deeley

Lodger

Single

78

1803

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

John

Powis

Lodger

Single

35

1846

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

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