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Household of Robert Ascroft (born 1815, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorley, 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.

Robert Ascroft and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Ascroft, born in 1815 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Ascroft, born in 1819 in Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; John (born 1849 in Bretherton, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1854 in Bretherton, Lancashire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Janet (born 1869 in Bretherton, Lancashire, England) and John James (born 1871 in Bretherton, Lancashire, England).


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Robert Ascroft's household

Male

Robert

Ascroft

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Ascroft

Wife
Male

John

Ascroft

Son
Male

William

Ascroft

Son
Female

Janet

Caunce

Grand Daughter
Male

John James

Caunce

Grand Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Ascroft
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Ascroft

Head

Married

66

1815

Preston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Ascroft

Wife

Married

62

1819

Lancashire, England

John

Ascroft

Son

Single

32

1849

Bretherton, Lancashire, England

William

Ascroft

Son

Single

27

1854

Bretherton, Lancashire, England

Janet

Caunce

Grand Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bretherton, Lancashire, England

John James

Caunce

Grand Son

Single

10

1871

Bretherton, Lancashire, England

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