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Household of Nicholas Ashton (born 1831, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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.

Nicholas Ashton and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Nicholas Ashton, born in 1831 in Widnes, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Nicholas was the head of the household, married to Ann Ashton, born in 1839 in Parr, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Thomas (born 1861 in Parr, Lancashire, England), Peter (born 1863 in Parr, Lancashire, England), James (born 1865 in Parr, Lancashire, England), Nicholas (born 1870 in Parr, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1872 in Parr, Lancashire, England), Sarah E (born 1875 in Parr, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1878 in Parr, Lancashire, England).


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Nicholas Ashton's household

Male

Nicholas

Ashton

Head
Female

Ann

Ashton

Wife
Male

Thomas

Ashton

Son
Male

Peter

Ashton

Son
Male

James

Ashton

Son
Male

Nicholas

Ashton

Son
Female

Mary

Ashton

Daughter
Female

Sarah E

Ashton

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Ashton

Daughter
First name(s) Nicholas
Last name Ashton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Widnes, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Nicholas

Ashton

Head

Married

50

1831

Widnes, Lancashire, England

Ann

Ashton

Wife

Married

42

1839

Parr, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Ashton

Son

Single

20

1861

Parr, Lancashire, England

Peter

Ashton

Son

Single

18

1863

Parr, Lancashire, England

James

Ashton

Son

Single

16

1865

Parr, Lancashire, England

Nicholas

Ashton

Son

Single

11

1870

Parr, Lancashire, England

Mary

Ashton

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Parr, Lancashire, England

Sarah E

Ashton

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Parr, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Ashton

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Parr, Lancashire, England

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