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Household of William Ascroft (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, Durham, 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.

William Ascroft and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ascroft, born in 1839 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Ascroft, born in 1849 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1869 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1871 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1876 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1878 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Nancy (born 1880 in Byers Green, Durham, England).


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William Ascroft's household

Male

William

Ascroft

Head
Female

Jane

Ascroft

Wife
Female

Mary

Ascroft

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Ascroft

Son
Female

Margaret

Ascroft

Daughter
Female

Ann

Ascroft

Daughter
Female

Nancy

Ascroft

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Ascroft
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ascroft

Head

Married

42

1839

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Jane

Ascroft

Wife

Married

32

1849

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Mary

Ascroft

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Ascroft

Son

Single

10

1871

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Ascroft

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Ann

Ascroft

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Ascroft

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Byers Green, Durham, England

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