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Household of Roger W Ashton (born 1833, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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.

Roger W Ashton and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Roger W Ashton, born in 1833 in Kearsley, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Roger W was the head of the household, married to Rachel Ashton, born in 1843 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Francis (born 1858 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England), Betsy (born 1860 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1866 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England), James (born 1871 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England), Alice Ann (born 1874 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England), Rachel (born 1877 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England) and Sarah (born 1879 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England).


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Roger W Ashton's household

Male

Roger W

Ashton

Head
Female

Rachel

Ashton

Wife
Female

Francis

Ashton

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Ashton

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Ashton

Daughter
Male

James

Ashton

Son
Female

Alice Ann

Ashton

Daughter
Female

Rachel

Ashton

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Ashton

Daughter
First name(s) Roger W
Last name Ashton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Kearsley, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Roger W

Ashton

Head

Married

48

1833

Kearsley, Lancashire, England

Rachel

Ashton

Wife

Married

38

1843

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Francis

Ashton

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Betsy

Ashton

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Ashton

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

James

Ashton

Son

Single

10

1871

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Alice Ann

Ashton

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Rachel

Ashton

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Ashton

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

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