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Household of William Ponting Ashton (born 1838, Devon)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Torrington, Devon, 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 Ponting Ashton and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ponting Ashton, born in 1838 in Great Torrington, Devon, consisted of 6 members. William Ponting was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Ernest William (born 1868 in Great Torrington, Devon, England) and Charles Ponting (born 1873 in Great Torrington, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William Ponting's Sister In Law, Eliza (born 1842 in Great Torrington, Devon, England), William Ponting's Boarder, Charles Edgcombe (born 1850 in Cornwall, England) and William Ponting's Servant, Emma (born 1865 in Peters Marland, Devon, England).
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William Ponting Ashton's household
William Ponting
Ashton
Head
Ernest William
Ashton
Son
Charles Ponting
Ashton
Son
Eliza
Williams
Sister In Law
Charles Edgcombe
Yeo
Boarder
Emma
Luxton
Servant
| First name(s) | William Ponting |
| Last name | Ashton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Great Torrington, Devon, England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William Ponting | Ashton | Head | Widower | 43 | 1838 | Great Torrington, Devon, England | |
Ernest William | Ashton | Son | Single | 13 | 1868 | Great Torrington, Devon, England | |
Charles Ponting | Ashton | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Great Torrington, Devon, England | |
Eliza | Williams | Sister In Law | Single | 39 | 1842 | Great Torrington, Devon, England | |
Charles Edgcombe | Yeo | Boarder | Single | 31 | 1850 | Cornwall, England | |
Emma | Luxton | Servant | Single | 16 | 1865 | Peters Marland, Devon, England |
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