FAMILY HISTORY: NORRIS
THE FAMILY OF THOMAS ASHCROFT
| Thomas Ashcroft was the son of John Ashcroft and Jane Miller, who were married in St Mary the Virgin Parish Church in
Eccleston on 4 October 1873. Thomas was baptized at the same church on 4 April 1880 by Hugh Doig The only other information I have on his family comes from the 1881 Census: |
| 1881 CENSUS OF ECCLESTON, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| John Ashcroft | Head | Mar. | M | 30 | Coal Miner | Eccleston, Lancashire |
| Jane Ashcroft | Wife | Mar. | F | 26 | - | Eccleston, Lancashire |
| Ralph Ashcroft | Son | - | M | 7 | Scholar | Eccleston, Lancashire |
| Jane Ashcroft | Dau. | - | F | 5 | Scholar | Eccleston, Lancashire |
| Margaret Ashcroft | Dau. | - | F | 3 | - | Eccleston, Lancashire |
| Thomas Ashcroft | Son | - | M | 1 | - | Eccleston, Lancashire |
| Ralph Miller | B.I.L. | Unm. | M | 29 | Ag. Labourer | Eccleston, Lancashire |
| Nicholas Ashcroft | Brother | Unm. | M | 19 | Coal Miner | Eccleston, Lancashire |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at The Green, Eccleston, Lancashire. (RG11-4222, folio 26, page 23) |
| 2: | B.I.L. = Brother-in-Law. |
| 3: | The above information is taken from the census returns on microfiche at the Lancashire Record Office. |