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Household of Richard Ashworth (born 1840, 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 Ashworth and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Ashworth, born in 1840 in Newchurch, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Ellen Ashworth, born in 1849 in Newchurch, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1871 in Newchurch, Lancashire, England), James (born 1872 in Newchurch, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1874 in Newchurch, Lancashire, England), Maggie (born 1877 in Newchurch, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1879 in Newchurch, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1881 in Newchurch, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Servant, Harriet Flowers, born in 1869 in Glossop, Cheshire, England.


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Richard Ashworth's household

Male

Richard

Ashworth

Head
Female

Ellen

Ashworth

Wife
Male

Thomas

Ashworth

Son
Male

James

Ashworth

Son
Male

Richard

Ashworth

Son
Female

Maggie

Ashworth

Daughter
Female

Mary

Ashworth

Daughter
Female

Alice

Ashworth

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Flowers

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Ashworth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Newchurch, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Ashworth

Head

Married

41

1840

Newchurch, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Ashworth

Wife

Married

32

1849

Newchurch, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Ashworth

Son

Single

10

1871

Newchurch, Lancashire, England

James

Ashworth

Son

Single

9

1872

Newchurch, Lancashire, England

Richard

Ashworth

Son

Single

7

1874

Newchurch, Lancashire, England

Maggie

Ashworth

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Newchurch, Lancashire, England

Mary

Ashworth

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Newchurch, Lancashire, England

Alice

Ashworth

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Newchurch, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Flowers

Servant

Single

12

1869

Glossop, Cheshire, England

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