Hi Moe,
Welcome to Rootschat

Not sure when your John married but could this be his family?
1871 in Heaton Norris
RG10 / 3657 / 95 / 41
John Ashton head age 54 b New Mill, Derbyshire
Ann wife age 56 b Heaton Norris
John son age 23 b Heaton Norris occ house joiner
Ann dau age 21 b Heaton Norris
William son age 19 b Heaton Norris occ joiner
Frederick son age 17 b Heaton Norris occ book keeper cotton ? merchant
Alfred son age 15 b Levenshulme Lancs occ book keeper ship merchant
Edmund son age 13 b Levenshulme, Lancs
Sue
