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Household of Richard Ashton (born 1843, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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 Ashton and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Ashton, born in 1843 in Bromborough, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ashton, born in 1839 in Meal Bank, Westmorland, England. They had 5 children; Thomas B (born 1865 in Bromborough, Cheshire, England), Mary E (born 1871 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), William (born 1874 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Florence (born 1878 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and George (born 1881 in Meal Bank, Westmorland, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Sister In Law, Mary E (born 1854 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Richard's Niece, Margaret E (born 1881 in -).


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Richard Ashton's household

Male

Richard

Ashton

Head
Female

Sarah

Ashton

Wife
Male

Thomas B

Ashton

Son
Female

Mary E

Ashton

Daughter
Male

William

Ashton

Son
Female

Florence

Ashton

Daughter
Male

George

Ashton

Son
Female

Mary E

Lee

Sister In Law
Female

Margaret E

Lee

Niece
First name(s) Richard
Last name Ashton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Bromborough, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Ashton

Head

Married

38

1843

Bromborough, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Ashton

Wife

Married

42

1839

Meal Bank, Westmorland, England

Thomas B

Ashton

Son

Single

16

1865

Bromborough, Cheshire, England

Mary E

Ashton

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

William

Ashton

Son

Single

7

1874

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Florence

Ashton

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

George

Ashton

Son

Single

0

1881

Meal Bank, Westmorland, England

Mary E

Lee

Sister In Law

Widow

27

1854

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Margaret E

Lee

Niece

Single

0

1881

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