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Household of William Ashdown (born 1847, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Strand, London,Middlesex, 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 Ashdown and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ashdown, born in 1847 in Kent, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ashdown, born in 1852 in Kent, England. They had 5 children; Frederick J (born 1868 in Strood, Kent, England), Jane (born 1870 in Strood, Kent, England), Mary Ann (born 1873 in Strood, Kent, England), Henry (born 1875 in St Giles, Middlesex, England) and James (born 1880 in St Giles, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Nurse Child, Elizabeth Green, born in 1880 in Norwood, Surrey, England.


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William Ashdown's household

Male

William

Ashdown

Head
Female

Sarah

Ashdown

Wife
Male

Frederick J

Ashdown

Son
Female

Jane

Ashdown

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Ashdown

Daughter
Male

Henry

Ashdown

Son
Male

James

Ashdown

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Green

Nurse Child
First name(s) William
Last name Ashdown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ashdown

Head

Married

34

1847

Kent, England

Sarah

Ashdown

Wife

Married

29

1852

Kent, England

Frederick J

Ashdown

Son

Single

13

1868

Strood, Kent, England

Jane

Ashdown

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Strood, Kent, England

Mary Ann

Ashdown

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Strood, Kent, England

Henry

Ashdown

Son

Single

6

1875

St Giles, Middlesex, England

James

Ashdown

Son

Single

1

1880

St Giles, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Green

Nurse Child

Single

1

1880

Norwood, Surrey, England

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