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Household of Thomas Ashcroft (born 1853, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 1853 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary A Ashcroft, born in 1853 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Mary A (born 1877 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Sarah J (born 1879 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Mother In Law, Jane (born 1818 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Sister In Law, Ellen (born 1862 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Ashcroft's household

Male

Thomas

Ashcroft

Head
Female

Mary A

Ashcroft

Wife
Female

Mary A

Ashcroft

Daughter
Female

Sarah J

Ashcroft

Daughter
Female

Jane

Molineux

Mother In Law
Female

Ellen

Molineux

Sister In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Ashcroft
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Bolton, 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

28

1853

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Ashcroft

Wife

Married

28

1853

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Ashcroft

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Sarah J

Ashcroft

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Molineux

Mother In Law

Widow

63

1818

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Molineux

Sister In Law

Single

19

1862

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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