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Household of Thomas Ashcroft (born 1855, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Ashcroft, born in 1855 in Hesketh Bank, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ann Ashcroft, born in 1857 in Wrenbury, Cheshire, England. They had 1 child; James, born 1880 in Wigan, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Father, Thomas (born 1826 in Bispham, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Lodger, William (born 1860 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Harriet (born 1857 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Ashcroft's household

Male

Thomas

Ashcroft

Head
Female

Ann

Ashcroft

Wife
Male

James

Ashcroft

Son
Male

Thomas

Ashcroft

Father
Male

William

Arrowsmith

Lodger
Female

Harriet

Holland

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Ashcroft
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Hesketh Bank, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Ashcroft

Head

Married

26

1855

Hesketh Bank, Lancashire, England

Ann

Ashcroft

Wife

Married

24

1857

Wrenbury, Cheshire, England

James

Ashcroft

Son

Single

1

1880

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Ashcroft

Father

Widower

55

1826

Bispham, Lancashire, England

William

Arrowsmith

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Holland

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Wigan, Lancashire, England

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