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Household of Simon Ashton (born 1845, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wells, Somerset, 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.

Simon Ashton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Simon Ashton, born in 1845 in Chard, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. Simon was the head of the household, married to Miriam Ashton, born in 1846 in Winsham, Somerset, England. They had 3 children; Charles (born 1877 in Wells, Somerset, England), Elizabeth (born 1879 in Wells, Somerset, England) and Emma (born 1881 in Wells, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Simon's Lodger, Frederick (born 1863 in Chard, Somerset, England), Simon's Lodger Head, Samuel (born 1837 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) and Simon's Lodger Wife, Emma (born 1848 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England).


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Simon Ashton's household

Male

Simon

Ashton

Head
Female

Miriam

Ashton

Wife
Male

Charles

Ashton

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Ashton

Daughter
Female

Emma

Ashton

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Morgan

Lodger
Male

Samuel

Kingdom

Lodger Head
Female

Emma

Kingdom

Lodger Wife
First name(s) Simon
Last name Ashton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Chard, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Simon

Ashton

Head

Married

36

1845

Chard, Somerset, England

Miriam

Ashton

Wife

Married

35

1846

Winsham, Somerset, England

Charles

Ashton

Son

Single

4

1877

Wells, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Ashton

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Wells, Somerset, England

Emma

Ashton

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Wells, Somerset, England

Frederick

Morgan

Lodger

Single

18

1863

Chard, Somerset, England

Samuel

Kingdom

Lodger Head

Married

44

1837

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Emma

Kingdom

Lodger Wife

Married

33

1848

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

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