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Household of Thomas Ashton (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Emma Ashton, born in 1841 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; George (born 1861 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Bertha (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Emeline (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Eleanor (born 1844 in Holywell, Flintshire, Wales) and Thomas's Servant, Mary E (born 1865 in Brereton, Cheshire, England).


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Thomas Ashton's household

Male

Thomas

Ashton

Head
Female

Emma

Ashton

Wife
Male

George

Ashton

Son
Female

Bertha

Ashton

Daughter
Female

Emeline

Ashton

Daughter
Female

Eleanor

Davies

Servant
Female

Mary E

Hall

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Ashton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Manchester, 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

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Emma

Ashton

Wife

Married

40

1841

Manchester, Lancashire, England

George

Ashton

Son

Single

20

1861

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Bertha

Ashton

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Emeline

Ashton

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Eleanor

Davies

Servant

Single

37

1844

Holywell, Flintshire, Wales

Mary E

Hall

Servant

Single

16

1865

Brereton, Cheshire, England

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