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Household of Richard W Ashby (born 1835, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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 W Ashby and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard W Ashby, born in 1835 in Kingston on Thames, Surrey, consisted of 15 members. Richard W was the head of the household, married to Beatrice C Ashby, born in 1838 in Eling, Hampshire, England. They had 8 children; Beatrice F (born 1866 in Cobham, Surrey, England), Mary E (born 1869 in Cobham, Surrey, England), Katherine P (born 1871 in Cobham, Surrey, England), Hilda E (born 1873 in Cobham, Surrey, England), Rupert (born 1875 in Cobham, Surrey, England), Stephen (born 1877 in Cobham, Surrey, England), Harold (born 1879 in Cobham, Surrey, England) and Dorothy (born 1881 in Southsea, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard W's Servant, Arabella (born 1845 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England), Richard W's Servant, Matilda (born 1859 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Richard W's Servant, Emily (born 1860 in Hampshire, England), Richard W's Servant, Emily (born 1865 in Somerton, Somerset, England) and Richard W's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1866 in Botley, Hampshire, England).


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Richard W Ashby's household

Male

Richard W

Ashby

Head
Female

Beatrice C

Ashby

Wife
Female

Beatrice F

Ashby

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Ashby

Daughter
Female

Katherine P

Ashby

Daughter
Female

Hilda E

Ashby

Daughter
Male

Rupert

Ashby

Son
Male

Stephen

Ashby

Son
Male

Harold

Ashby

Son
Female

Dorothy

Ashby

Daughter
Female

Arabella

Kitson

Servant
Female

Matilda

Edwards

Servant
Female

Emily

Spencer

Servant
Female

Emily

Cox

Servant
Female

Mary Ann

Short

Servant
First name(s) Richard W
Last name Ashby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Kingston on Thames, Surrey, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard W

Ashby

Head

Married

46

1835

Kingston on Thames, Surrey, England

Beatrice C

Ashby

Wife

Married

43

1838

Eling, Hampshire, England

Beatrice F

Ashby

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Cobham, Surrey, England

Mary E

Ashby

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Cobham, Surrey, England

Katherine P

Ashby

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Cobham, Surrey, England

Hilda E

Ashby

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Cobham, Surrey, England

Rupert

Ashby

Son

Single

6

1875

Cobham, Surrey, England

Stephen

Ashby

Son

Single

4

1877

Cobham, Surrey, England

Harold

Ashby

Son

Single

2

1879

Cobham, Surrey, England

Dorothy

Ashby

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Southsea, Hampshire, England

Arabella

Kitson

Servant

Single

36

1845

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Matilda

Edwards

Servant

Single

22

1859

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Emily

Spencer

Servant

Single

21

1860

Hampshire, England

Emily

Cox

Servant

Single

16

1865

Somerton, Somerset, England

Mary Ann

Short

Servant

Single

15

1866

Botley, Hampshire, England

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