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Household of Richard Alston (born 1847, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Clitheroe, 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.

Richard Alston and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Alston, born in 1847 in Slaidburn, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Alston, born in 1842 in West Bradford, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; James (born 1870 in West Bradford, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1875 in West Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Mark (born 1877 in West Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Margaret (born 1879 in Chatburn, Lancashire, England) and Mary A (born 1881 in Chatburn, Lancashire, England).


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Richard Alston's household

Male

Richard

Alston

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Alston

Wife
Male

James

Alston

Son
Male

John

Alston

Son
Male

Mark

Alston

Son
Female

Margaret

Alston

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Alston

Daughter
First name(s) Richard
Last name Alston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Slaidburn, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Alston

Head

Married

34

1847

Slaidburn, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Alston

Wife

Married

39

1842

West Bradford, Yorkshire, England

James

Alston

Son

Single

11

1870

West Bradford, Yorkshire, England

John

Alston

Son

Single

6

1875

West Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Mark

Alston

Son

Single

4

1877

West Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Alston

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Chatburn, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Alston

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Chatburn, Lancashire, England

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