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Household of William Ashcroft (born 1833, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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.

William Ashcroft and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ashcroft, born in 1833 in Rainford, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ashcroft, born in 1839 in Prescot, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Ann, born 1860 in St Helens, Lancashire, England. They had 1 grandchild; Elizabeth A, born 1880 in St Helens, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Niece, Alice (born 1873 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and William's Boarder, Richard (born 1861 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).


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William Ashcroft's household

Male

William

Ashcroft

Head
Female

Mary

Ashcroft

Wife
Female

Ann

Ashcroft

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth A

Bate

Grand Daughter
Female

Alice

Bristow

Niece
Male

Richard

Burhill

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Ashcroft
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Rainford, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ashcroft

Head

Married

48

1833

Rainford, Lancashire, England

Mary

Ashcroft

Wife

Married

42

1839

Prescot, Lancashire, England

Ann

Ashcroft

Daughter

Single

21

1860

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Bate

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Alice

Bristow

Niece

Single

8

1873

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Richard

Burhill

Boarder

Single

20

1861

St Helens, Lancashire, England

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