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Household of Thomas Ashton (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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 Ashton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Ashton, born in 1836 in Unsworth, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Alice Ashton, born in 1839 in Bury, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1859 in Unsworth, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1863 in Whitefield, Lancashire, England), Susan (born 1871 in Pilkington, Lancashire, England), Mary Ann (born 1871 in Pilkington, Lancashire, England) and John Robert (born 1874 in Pilkington, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Ashton's household

Male

Thomas

Ashton

Head
Female

Alice

Ashton

Wife
Male

William

Ashton

Son
Male

Joseph

Ashton

Son
Female

Susan

Ashton

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Ashton

Daughter
Male

John Robert

Ashton

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Ashton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Unsworth, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Ashton

Head

Married

45

1836

Unsworth, Lancashire, England

Alice

Ashton

Wife

Married

42

1839

Bury, Lancashire, England

William

Ashton

Son

Single

22

1859

Unsworth, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Ashton

Son

Single

18

1863

Whitefield, Lancashire, England

Susan

Ashton

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Pilkington, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Ashton

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Pilkington, Lancashire, England

John Robert

Ashton

Son

Single

7

1874

Pilkington, Lancashire, England

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