FAMILY HISTORY: NORRIS
THE FAMILY OF JOHN & JANE ASCROFT
CENSUS INFORMATION:
| 1871 CENSUS OF CROSTON, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| John Ascroft | Head | Married | M | 27 | Farmer | Tarleton, Lancashire |
| Jane Ascroft | Wife | Married | F | 24 | - | Croston, Lancashire |
| Margaret Ascroft | Daughter | - | F | 4 | - | Croston, Lancashire |
| Elizabeth Ascroft | Daughter | - | F | 2 | - | Croston, Lancashire |
| Charles Smith | Servant | Unmarried | M | 20 | Farm Labourer | Croston, Lancashire |
| Robert Forshaw | Servant | Unmarried | M | 14 | Farm Labourer | Croston, Lancashire |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at Lodge Cottages, Croston, Lancashire. (RG10-4200, folio 78, page 29 & 30) |
| 2: | John Ascroft was described as a farmer of 27 acres employing 1 boy and 1 man and as having been born at Sallom, Tarleton. |
| 3: | The above information is taken from the census returns on microfiche at the Lancashire Archives. |
| 1881 CENSUS OF CROSTON, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| John Ascroft | Head | Married | M | 37 | Farmer | Tarleton, Lancashire |
| Jane Ascroft | Wife | Married | F | 33 | - | Croston, Lancashire |
| Margaret Ascroft | Daughter | - | F | 14 | Scholar | Croston, Lancashire |
| Sarah Ascroft | Daughter | - | F | 9 | Scholar | Croston, Lancashire |
| Catherine Ascroft | Daughter | - | F | 7 | Scholar | Croston, Lancashire |
| James Ascroft | Son | - | M | 5 | Scholar | Croston, Lancashire |
| Ellen Ascroft | Daughter | - | F | 3 | Scholar | Croston, Lancashire |
| Jane Ascroft | Daughter | - | F | 1 | - | Croston, Lancashire |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at Lodge Cottages, Croston, Lancashire. (RG11-4222, folio 78, page 29) |
| 2: | Their daughter Elizabeth, age 11, was staying with John's mother Elizabeth on the night of the census. |
| 3: | The above information is taken from the census returns on microfiche at the Lancashire Archives. |
| 1891 CENSUS OF CROSTON, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| John Ascroft | Head | Married | M | 48 | Farmer | Tarleton, Lancashire |
| Jane Ascroft | Wife | Married | F | 43 | - | Croston, Lancashire |
| Elizabeth Ascroft | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 21 | Dressmaker | Croston, Lancashire |
| Sarah Ascroft | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 19 | College Student | Croston, Lancashire |
| Catherine Ascroft | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 17 | Farmer's Dau. | Croston, Lancashire |
| James N. Ascroft | Son | - | M | 15 | Farmer's Son | Croston, Lancashire |
| Ellen Ascroft | Daughter | - | F | 13 | Scholar | Croston, Lancashire |
| Janie Ascroft | Daughter | - | F | 11 | Scholar | Croston, Lancashire |
| Ada Ascroft | Daughter | - | F | 8 | Scholar | Croston, Lancashire |
| John Ascroft | Son | - | M | 5 | Scholar | Croston, Lancashire |
| Elizabeth Ellen Henderson | S-I-L | Married | F | 34 | (independent) | Croston, Lancashire |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at The Lodge, Croston, Lancashire. (RG12-3427, folios 70 & 71, pages 32 & 33) |
| 2: | Their daughter Margaret was married and living with her husband, Robert Baker. |
| 3: | Jane's sister Elizabeth Ellen Henderson was living on her own means - and there is no sign of her husband James Maddock Henderson. S-I-L = Sister-in-Law |
| 4: | The above information is taken from the census returns on microfiche at the Lancashire Archives. |
| 1901 CENSUS OF CROSTON, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| John Ascroft | Head | Married | M | 57 | Farmer | Tarleton, Lancashire |
| Jane Ascroft | Wife | Married | F | 54 | - | Croston, Lancashire |
| Ellen Ascroft | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 23 | Farmer's Daughter | Croston, Lancashire |
| Janie Ascroft | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 21 | Farmer's Daughter | Croston, Lancashire |
| Ada M. Ascroft | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 18 | Farmer's Daughter | Croston, Lancashire |
| John Ascroft | Son | - | M | 15 | Farmer's Son | Croston, Lancashire |
| James N. Baker | Grandson | - | F | 9 | - | Croston, Lancashire |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at The Lodge, Croston, Lancashire. (RG13-3941, folio 8, page 8) |
| 2: | James was the son of their daughter Margaret, the wife of Robert Baker. |
| 3: | The above information is taken from the census returns on microfiche at the Lancashire Archives. |