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Household of Thomas Ashton (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Ashton, born in 1837 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Ashton, born in 1839 in Colne, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Alice Colbert (born 1858 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Rosanna (born 1860 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1865 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1867 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth Ellen (born 1869 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Rebecca (born 1872 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Rusben (born 1878 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Mary Alice, born 1877 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Ashton's household

Male

Thomas

Ashton

Head
Female

Ellen

Ashton

Wife
Female

Alice Colbert

Ashton

Daughter
Female

Mary Alice

Ashton

Grand Daughter
Female

Rosanna

Ashton

Daughter
Female

Jane

Ashton

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Ashton

Son
Female

Elizabeth Ellen

Ashton

Daughter
Female

Rebecca

Ashton

Daughter
Male

Rusben

Ashton

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Ashton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Ashton

Head

Married

44

1837

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Ashton

Wife

Married

42

1839

Colne, Yorkshire, England

Alice Colbert

Ashton

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary Alice

Ashton

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Rosanna

Ashton

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Jane

Ashton

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Ashton

Son

Single

14

1867

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Ellen

Ashton

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Rebecca

Ashton

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Rusben

Ashton

Son

Single

3

1878

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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