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Household of Thomas Ashcroft (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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.

Thomas Ashcroft and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Ashcroft, born in 1840 in Penketh, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ann Ashcroft, born in 1838 in Penketh, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1864 in Rainhill, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1867 in Prescot, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1867 in Prescot, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1870 in Sutton, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1874 in Sutton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Stepson, James Colquitt, born in 1866 in Sutton, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Ashcroft's household

Male

Thomas

Ashcroft

Head
Female

Ann

Ashcroft

Wife
Male

John

Ashcroft

Son
Male

Thomas

Ashcroft

Son
Female

Ann

Ashcroft

Daughter
Male

Richard

Ashcroft

Son
Female

Mary

Ashcroft

Daughter
Male

James

Colquitt

Stepson
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Ashcroft
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Penketh, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Ashcroft

Head

Married

41

1840

Penketh, Lancashire, England

Ann

Ashcroft

Wife

Married

43

1838

Penketh, Lancashire, England

John

Ashcroft

Son

Single

17

1864

Rainhill, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Ashcroft

Son

Single

14

1867

Prescot, Lancashire, England

Ann

Ashcroft

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Prescot, Lancashire, England

Richard

Ashcroft

Son

Single

11

1870

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Ashcroft

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sutton, Lancashire, England

James

Colquitt

Stepson

Single

15

1866

Sutton, Lancashire, England

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