Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Richard Ashton (born 1848, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 7 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Ashton, born in 1848 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Hannah Ashton, born in 1849 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Ellen (born 1870 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1873 in Dalton, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1877 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Cecelia (born 1875 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Robert (born 1879 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Lodger, Thomas Halstead, born in 1853 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Richard Ashton's household

Male

Richard

Ashton

Head
Female

Hannah

Ashton

Wife
Female

Ellen

Ashton

Daughter
Female

Alice

Ashton

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Ashton

Daughter
Female

Cecelia

Ashton

Daughter
Male

Robert

Ashton

Son
Male

Thomas

Halstead

Lodger
First name(s) Richard
Last name Ashton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Ashton

Head

Married

33

1848

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Ashton

Wife

Married

32

1849

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Ashton

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Alice

Ashton

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Dalton, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Ashton

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Cecelia

Ashton

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Robert

Ashton

Son

Single

2

1879

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Halstead

Lodger

Single

28

1853

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Richard Ashton in Blackburn in 1881, and follow the Ashton family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Richard Ashton

We’ve found Richard Ashton in 149 family trees. Find out more about Richard Ashton's household and view the Ashton family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census