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Household of Thomas Ashcroft (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Ashcroft, born in 1845 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Ashcroft, born in 1848 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Esther (born 1869 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1871 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1874 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England) and Sarah E (born 1876 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Visitor, Mary A Mc Niell, born in 1863 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Ashcroft's household

Male

Thomas

Ashcroft

Head
Female

Mary

Ashcroft

Wife
Female

Esther

Ashcroft

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Ashcroft

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Ashcroft

Daughter
Female

Sarah E

Ashcroft

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Mc Niell

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Ashcroft
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Ashcroft

Head

Married

36

1845

Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England

Mary

Ashcroft

Wife

Married

33

1848

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Esther

Ashcroft

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Ashcroft

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Ashcroft

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England

Sarah E

Ashcroft

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Mc Niell

Visitor

Single

18

1863

Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England

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