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Household of Thomas Ashton (born 1814, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Ashton, born in 1814 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Peter (born 1846 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1847 in Oldham, Lancashire, England). He had 4 grandchildren; Alfred (born 1869 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Herbert (born 1876 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Arthur (born 1879 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Edith (born 1881 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Son In Law, William A Lingard, born in 1851 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Ashton's household

Male

Thomas

Ashton

Head
Male

Peter

Ashton

Son
Male

Alfred

Ashton

Grand Son
Male

William A

Lingard

Son In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Lingard

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Lingard

Grand Son
Male

Arthur

Lingard

Grand Son
Female

Edith

Lingard

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Ashton
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Ashton

Head

Widower

67

1814

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Peter

Ashton

Son

Single

35

1846

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Ashton

Grand Son

Single

12

1869

Oldham, Lancashire, England

William A

Lingard

Son In Law

Married

30

1851

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Lingard

Daughter

Married

34

1847

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Herbert

Lingard

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Lingard

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Edith

Lingard

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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