Ashton Under Barracks was later named Ladysmith Barracks following the heroic deeds of the Manchester Regiment in the Boer War.
This is the 1861 Census when it appears that apart from one or two administrators the Barracks was empty.
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Road, Street &c., and No. or Name ofHouse |
Houses |
Name and Surname of EachPerson |
Relationto Head ofFamily |
Condition |
Age of |
Rank, Profession, or Occupation |
Where Born |
WhetherBlind, or Deaf-and-Dumb |
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In-habited |
Unin-habited(U) orBuilding(B) |
Males |
Females |
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144 | Barracks | 1 | Henry | Rowland | Head | Married | 58 | Supt Barrack Serjeant | Great Baddow Essex | |||||||||||||
Elizabeth | Rowland | Wife | Married | 44 | House Duties | Lancashire Bolton | ||||||||||||||||
Teresa | Rowland | Daughter | Married | 20 | Gosport Hants | |||||||||||||||||
Eliza Ann | Pickley | Niece | Married | 14 | Lancashire Bolton | |||||||||||||||||
John | Bacon | Head | Married | 49 | Chelesea Pensioner (Sutler) | Wilts Wilton | ||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | Bacon | Wife | Married | 43 | Essex Plaistow | |||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | Bacon | Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | Middlesex Westminster | |||||||||||||||||
Mary Ann | Bacon | Daughter | 14 | Middlesex Westminster | ||||||||||||||||||
John Thos | Bacon | Son | 12 | Scholar | Middlesex Westminster | |||||||||||||||||
Louisa Jane | Bacon | Daughter | 7 | Scholar | Bengal EI British Subject | |||||||||||||||||
James | Halby | Head | Married | 34 | Librarian | Balincae Carlow Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
Sarah | Halby | Wife | Married | 32 | Cumberland Carlisle | |||||||||||||||||
Mary Ann | Halby | Daughter | 9 | Clare Castle Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||
Margaret | Halby | Daughter | 3 | Maugherd Ireland |
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