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Household of Matthew Asken (born 1836, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Darlington, Durham, 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 Asken and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Asken, born in 1836 in Darlington, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Asken, born in 1840 in Darlington, Durham, England. They had 3 children; Mary H (born 1862 in Darlington, Durham, England), Elizabeth A (born 1865 in Darlington, Durham, England) and John George (born 1872 in Darlington, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Father In Law, Philip (born 1812 in Holbrook, Suffolk, England), Matthew's Boarder, Rowland D (born 1859 in Staindrop, Durham, England) and Matthew's Lodger, William (born 1861 in Yorkshire, England).


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Matthew Asken's household

Male

Matthew

Asken

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Asken

Wife
Female

Mary H

Asken

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth A

Asken

Daughter
Male

John George

Asken

Son
Male

Philip

Cook

Father In Law
Male

Rowland D

Ruddock

Boarder
Male

William

Ainsley

Lodger
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Asken
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Darlington, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Asken

Head

Married

45

1836

Darlington, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Asken

Wife

Married

41

1840

Darlington, Durham, England

Mary H

Asken

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Darlington, Durham, England

Elizabeth A

Asken

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Darlington, Durham, England

John George

Asken

Son

Single

9

1872

Darlington, Durham, England

Philip

Cook

Father In Law

Widower

69

1812

Holbrook, Suffolk, England

Rowland D

Ruddock

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Staindrop, Durham, England

William

Ainsley

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Yorkshire, England

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