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Household of Peter Ashton (born 1856, 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 Ashton and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Ashton, born in 1856 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Jane Ashton, born in 1855 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Mary E (born 1876 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), John (born 1879 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Sarah (born 1881 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Lodger, William Ackers, born in 1857 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.


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Peter Ashton's household

Male

Peter

Ashton

Head
Female

Jane

Ashton

Wife
Female

Mary E

Ashton

Daughter
Male

John

Ashton

Son
Female

Sarah

Ashton

Daughter
Male

William

Ackers

Lodger
First name(s) Peter
Last name Ashton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Ashton

Head

Married

25

1856

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Jane

Ashton

Wife

Married

26

1855

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Ashton

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Wigan, Lancashire, England

John

Ashton

Son

Single

2

1879

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Ashton

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Wigan, Lancashire, England

William

Ackers

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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