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Household of Richard Ashton (born 1834, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Ashton, born in 1834 in Rochdale, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary Ashton, born in 1834 in Cheshire, England. They had 8 children; Edward (born 1856 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Martha A (born 1858 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1862 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1865 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England), John (born 1867 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England), William (born 1869 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England), Charlie (born 1871 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England) and Richard (born 1874 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England).


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Richard Ashton's household

Male

Richard

Ashton

Head
Female

Mary

Ashton

Wife
Male

Edward

Ashton

Son
Female

Martha A

Ashton

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Ashton

Son
Male

Henry

Ashton

Son
Male

John

Ashton

Son
Male

William

Ashton

Son
Male

Charlie

Ashton

Son
Male

Richard

Ashton

Son
First name(s) Richard
Last name Ashton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Ashton

Head

Married

47

1834

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Mary

Ashton

Wife

Married

47

1834

Cheshire, England

Edward

Ashton

Son

Single

25

1856

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Martha A

Ashton

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Ashton

Son

Single

19

1862

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Henry

Ashton

Son

Single

16

1865

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

John

Ashton

Son

Single

14

1867

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

William

Ashton

Son

Single

12

1869

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Charlie

Ashton

Son

Single

10

1871

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Richard

Ashton

Son

Single

7

1874

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

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