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Household of Peter Ashcroft (born 1850, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

Peter Ashcroft and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Ashcroft, born in 1850 in Golborne, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Margaret Taylor Ashcroft, born in 1851 in Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; Mary Ellen (born 1876 in Golborne, Lancashire, England), Frank (born 1877 in Golborne, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1879 in Abram, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Boarder, John Bolton, born in 1841 in Blyth, Northumberland, England.


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Peter Ashcroft's household

Male

Peter

Ashcroft

Head
Female

Margaret Taylor

Ashcroft

Wife
Female

Mary Ellen

Ashcroft

Daughter
Male

Frank

Ashcroft

Son
Male

John

Ashcroft

Son
Male

John

Bolton

Boarder
First name(s) Peter
Last name Ashcroft
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Golborne, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Ashcroft

Head

Married

31

1850

Golborne, Lancashire, England

Margaret Taylor

Ashcroft

Wife

Married

30

1851

Cheshire, England

Mary Ellen

Ashcroft

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Golborne, Lancashire, England

Frank

Ashcroft

Son

Single

4

1877

Golborne, Lancashire, England

John

Ashcroft

Son

Single

2

1879

Abram, Lancashire, England

John

Bolton

Boarder

Married

40

1841

Blyth, Northumberland, England

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