[Margaret in Burton]

I suppose with earlier census saying Lichfield and Burton and not saying Ashby until 1871 it's more likely to not be Ashby. BUT, he says Ashby 3 times. I wonder who actually answered the enumerator's questions, we'll never know.

If he was from Alrewas area, that is only slightly closer to Lichfield. They are all in Staffordshire whereas Ashby is in Leicestershire. If you get directions from Alrewas to Ashby on Google maps it goes through villages like Croxall, Edingale and almost to Clifton Campville and then Overseal.

Needle in a haystack job I reckon.