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Household of Samuel Ashworth (born 1851, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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.

Samuel Ashworth and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Ashworth, born in 1851 in Bury, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Betsy Ashworth, born in 1852 in Bury, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Harry (born 1872 in Radcliffe, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Sarah A (born 1877 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Pheboe (born 1879 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and Daniel (born 1881 in Bury, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Lodger, John (born 1841 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Samuel's Lodger, Ellen (born 1842 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).


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Samuel Ashworth's household

Male

Samuel

Ashworth

Head
Female

Betsy

Ashworth

Wife
Male

Harry

Doodson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Ashworth

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Ashworth

Daughter
Female

Pheboe

Ashworth

Daughter
Male

Daniel

Ashworth

Son
Male

John

Thompson

Lodger
Female

Ellen

Thompson

Lodger
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Ashworth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Bury, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Ashworth

Head

Married

30

1851

Bury, Lancashire, England

Betsy

Ashworth

Wife

Married

29

1852

Bury, Lancashire, England

Harry

Doodson

Son

Single

9

1872

Radcliffe, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Ashworth

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bury, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Ashworth

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bury, Lancashire, England

Pheboe

Ashworth

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bury, Lancashire, England

Daniel

Ashworth

Son

Single

0

1881

Bury, Lancashire, England

John

Thompson

Lodger

Married

40

1841

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Thompson

Lodger

Married

39

1842

Wigan, Lancashire, England

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