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Household of Matthew Ashton (born 1829, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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.

Matthew Ashton and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Ashton, born in 1829 in Prestwich, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Mary Ashton, born in 1831 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1859 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England), Louisa (born 1863 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1865 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England), Charles (born 1867 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England), Arthur (born 1869 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England) and Jane (born 1871 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Father In Law, John Percival, born in 1800 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England.


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Matthew Ashton's household

Male

Matthew

Ashton

Head
Female

Mary

Ashton

Wife
Female

Mary

Ashton

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Ashton

Daughter
Female

Ann

Ashton

Daughter
Male

Charles

Ashton

Son
Male

Arthur

Ashton

Son
Female

Jane

Ashton

Daughter
Male

John

Percival

Father In Law
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Ashton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Ashton

Head

Married

52

1829

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Mary

Ashton

Wife

Married

50

1831

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Mary

Ashton

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Louisa

Ashton

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Ann

Ashton

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Charles

Ashton

Son

Single

14

1867

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Ashton

Son

Single

12

1869

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Jane

Ashton

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

John

Percival

Father In Law

Widower

81

1800

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

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