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Household of Peter Ashcroft (born 1853, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Ashcroft, born in 1853 in Parr, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Ashcroft, born in 1856 in Haydock, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; John T (born 1877 in Parr, Lancashire, England), Peter (born 1878 in Haydock, Lancashire, England) and Ralph (born 1880 in Abram, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Son Of Wife, James (born 1875 in Haydock, Lancashire, England) and Peter's Lodger, Ralph (born 1857 in Lilleshall, Shropshire, England).


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Peter Ashcroft's household

Male

Peter

Ashcroft

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Ashcroft

Wife
Male

James

Westhead

Son Of Wife
Male

John T

Ashcroft

Son
Male

Peter

Ashcroft

Son
Male

Ralph

Ashcroft

Son
Male

Ralph

Taylor

Lodger
First name(s) Peter
Last name Ashcroft
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Parr, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Ashcroft

Head

Married

28

1853

Parr, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Ashcroft

Wife

Married

25

1856

Haydock, Lancashire, England

James

Westhead

Son Of Wife

Single

6

1875

Haydock, Lancashire, England

John T

Ashcroft

Son

Single

4

1877

Parr, Lancashire, England

Peter

Ashcroft

Son

Single

3

1878

Haydock, Lancashire, England

Ralph

Ashcroft

Son

Single

1

1880

Abram, Lancashire, England

Ralph

Taylor

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Lilleshall, Shropshire, England

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