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Household of William Asher (born 1847, Nottinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rotherham, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Asher and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Asher, born in 1847 in Balderton, Nottinghamshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sophia Asher, born in 1846 in Scotland. They had 4 children; Harry (born 1870 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Tom (born 1872 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1874 in Heeley, Yorkshire, England) and Emily (born 1877 in Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, George R (born 1861 in Newark, Nottinghamshire, England) and William's Lodger, Godfrey (born 1842 in Wintersett, Yorkshire, England).


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William Asher's household

Male

William

Asher

Head
Female

Sophia

Asher

Wife
Male

Harry

Asher

Son
Male

Tom

Asher

Son
Female

Annie

Asher

Daughter
Female

Emily

Asher

Daughter
Male

George R

Speechley

Lodger
Male

Godfrey

Carling

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Asher
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Balderton, Nottinghamshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Asher

Head

Married

34

1847

Balderton, Nottinghamshire, England

Sophia

Asher

Wife

Married

35

1846

Scotland

Harry

Asher

Son

Single

11

1870

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Tom

Asher

Son

Single

9

1872

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Asher

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Heeley, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Asher

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Yorkshire, England

George R

Speechley

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Newark, Nottinghamshire, England

Godfrey

Carling

Lodger

Single

39

1842

Wintersett, Yorkshire, England

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