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Household of Thomas Ashton (born 1839, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Altrincham, Cheshire, 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 Ashton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Ashton, born in 1839 in Sale, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Nancy Ashton, born in 1838 in Sale, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; James (born 1861 in Sale, Cheshire, England), Thomas (born 1863 in Sale, Cheshire, England), William (born 1867 in Sale, Cheshire, England), Ann (born 1869 in Sale, Cheshire, England) and Amelia (born 1872 in Sale, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Father In Law, James Taylor, born in 1806 in Sale, Cheshire, England.


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Thomas Ashton's household

Male

Thomas

Ashton

Head
Female

Nancy

Ashton

Wife
Male

James

Ashton

Son
Male

Thomas

Ashton

Son
Male

William

Ashton

Son
Female

Ann

Ashton

Daughter
Female

Amelia

Ashton

Daughter
Male

James

Taylor

Father In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Ashton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Sale, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Ashton

Head

Married

42

1839

Sale, Cheshire, England

Nancy

Ashton

Wife

Married

43

1838

Sale, Cheshire, England

James

Ashton

Son

Single

20

1861

Sale, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Ashton

Son

Single

18

1863

Sale, Cheshire, England

William

Ashton

Son

Single

14

1867

Sale, Cheshire, England

Ann

Ashton

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Sale, Cheshire, England

Amelia

Ashton

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sale, Cheshire, England

James

Taylor

Father In Law

Widower

75

1806

Sale, Cheshire, England

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