(1) 1 William ASHURST Birth: ABT 1844 Birth Place: Burscough, Lancashire, England Occupation: Coal Miner The family of William Ashurst and Isabella Hornby appear on the 1881 UK Census. They lived at 47 Forge Street, Ince in Makerfield, Lancashire, England, in the same neighborhood as the Hiltons and the Pomfrets. William ASHURST Head 37 Burscough, Lancashire, England Coal Miner Isabella ASHURST Wife 37 Ince, Lancashire, England Elizabeth ASHURST Daur 14 Ince, Lancashire, England Weavers Tenter At Cott Mill William ASHURST Son 12 Ince, Lancashire, England Scholar Margaret ASHURST Daur 10 Hindley, Lancashire, England Scholar Thomas ASHURST Son 7 Hindley, Lancashire, England Scholar John ASHURST Son 7 Hindley, Lancashire, England Scholar Richard ASHURST Son 2 Ince, Lancashire, England Spouse: Isabella HORNBY Birth: ABT 1844 Birth Place: Ince, Lancashire, England Marriage: 1865 Marr Place: Wigan Register Office, Wigan Lancashire, England Marr Memo: Marriages March Quarter: Volume 8c Page 31 Children: Elizabeth (~1867-) William (~1869-) Margaret (~1871-) Thomas (~1874-) John (~1874-) Richard (1879-) (2) 1.1 Elizabeth ASHURST Birth: ABT 1867 Birth Place: Ince, Lancashire, England Occupation: 1881: Weaver’s Tenter at Cotton Mill (2) 1.2 William ASHURST Birth: ABT 1869 Birth Place: Ince, Lancashire, England (2) 1.3 Margaret ASHURST Birth: ABT 1871 Birth Place: Hindley, Wigan, Lancashire, England (2) 1.4 Thomas ASHURST Birth: ABT 1874 Birth Place: Hindley, Wigan, Lancashire, England (2) 1.5 John ASHURST Birth: ABT 1874 Birth Place: Hindley, Wigan, Lancashire, England (2) 1.6 Richard ASHURST Birth: 1879 Birth Place: Ince, Wigan, Lancashire, England Birth Memo: Wigan & Leigh: HNDL/65/459 The 1881 UK Census lists the Ashurst family living at 47 Forge St., Ince In Makerfield, Lancashire, England. The 1891 UK Census lists the Ashurst familyt living at 17 Forge Street, Ince in Makerfied, Lancashire, England: Richard Ashurst Age: 12 Estimated birth year: abt 1879 Relation: Son Father's name: William Mother's name: Isabella Gender: Male Where born: Ince, Lancashire, England Civil parish: Ince In Makerfield Ecclesiastical parish: Christchurch Town: Ince In Makerfield County/Island: Lancashire Street address: 17 Forge Street Registration district: Wigan Sub-registration district: Hindley Household Members: Elizabeth Ashurst 24 home, Ince Henry Ashurst 8 Ince Isabella Ashurst 49 Ince John Ashurst 17 coal miner Hindley Joseph Ashurst 5 Ince Margaret Ashurst 20 cotton spinner Hindley Mary E Ashurst 7 Ince Richard Ashurst 12 Ince Ruby Ashurst 2 Ince Thomas Ashurst 15 (?17) coal mine Hindley William Ashurst 47 coal miner Burscough, Lancashire William Ashurst 20 coal miner, Ince Source Citation: Class: RG12; Piece: 3062; Folio 16; Page 25; GSU roll: 6098172. Spouse: Mary Alice POMFRET Birth: MAR 1881 Birth Place: Wigan, Lancashire, England Birth Memo: Wigan & Leigh: WIG/136/340 or Wigan: 8c 55 Occupation: Cotton Mill Wand Reeler Father: William POMFRET (1856->1901) Mother: Alice HILTON (1854-1903) During the 1881 British Census, Mary Alice Pomfret lived with her parents at 7 Hey St., Wigan, Lancashire, England. At the time of the 1881 Census she was 2 months old. Mary Alice Pomfret appears on the 1891 UK Census: Mary A Pomfret Age: 10 Estimated birth year: about 1881 Relation: Daughter Father's name: William Mother's name: Alice Gender: Female Where born: Wigan, Lancashire, England Civil parish: Wigan Ecclesiastical parish: All Saints County/Island: Lancashire Street address: 7 Hey Street Registration district: Wigan Sub-registration district: Wigan Household Members: Alice Pomfret 38 Ann Pomfret 13 Mary A Pomfret 10 Maud Pomfret 6 William Pomfret 36 William Pomfret 4 Mary A. is listed as 20 years old on the 1901 Census. There is only one Mary Alice Pomfret married at All Saints in Wigan: Surname POMFRET Forename(s) Mary Alice Surname ASHURST Forename(s) Richard Church / Register Office All Saints,Wigan Registers At Wigan & Leigh ReferenceC33/20/173 Marriage: 1903 Marr Place: All Saints, Hindley (Wigan), Lancashire, England