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Household of William Ashcroft (born 1819, 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.

William Ashcroft and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ashcroft, born in 1819 in Wavertree, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Anne Ashcroft, born in 1821 in Wavertree, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Susannah (born 1858 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England), Charles (born 1860 in Gorton, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1870 in West Gorton, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Minnie M, born 1877 in West Gorton, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Daughter In Law, Ellen Ashcroft, born in 1860 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England.


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William Ashcroft's household

Male

William

Ashcroft

Head
Female

Anne

Ashcroft

Wife
Female

Susannah

Ashcroft

Daughter
Male

Charles

Ashcroft

Son
Female

Ellen

Ashcroft

Daughter In Law
Male

James

Ashcroft

Son
Female

Minnie M

Ashcroft

Grand Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Ashcroft
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Wavertree, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ashcroft

Head

Married

62

1819

Wavertree, Lancashire, England

Anne

Ashcroft

Wife

Married

60

1821

Wavertree, Lancashire, England

Susannah

Ashcroft

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Openshaw, Lancashire, England

Charles

Ashcroft

Son

Married

21

1860

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Ashcroft

Daughter In Law

Married

21

1860

Openshaw, Lancashire, England

James

Ashcroft

Son

Single

11

1870

West Gorton, Lancashire, England

Minnie M

Ashcroft

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

West Gorton, Lancashire, England

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