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Household of Amos Atherton (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, Lancashire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Amos Atherton and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Amos Atherton, born in 1841 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Amos was the head of the household, married to Margaret Atherton, born in 1844 in Farrington, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Alice (born 1864 in Preston, Lancashire, England), John T (born 1867 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1869 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Sarah A (born 1872 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Maggie (born 1881 in Ashton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Amos's Mother In Law, Elizabeth (born 1811 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), Amos's Unm, Thomas (born 1866 in Longton, Lancashire, England) and Amos's Mother, Betty (born 1816 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


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Amos Atherton's household

Male

Amos

Atherton

Head
Female

Margaret

Atherton

Wife
Female

Alice

Atherton

Daughter
Male

John T

Atherton

Son
Male

Richard

Atherton

Son
Female

Sarah A

Atherton

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Atherton

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Parker

Mother In Law
Male

Thomas

Eastham

Unm
Female

Betty

Atherton

Mother
First name(s) Amos
Last name Atherton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Amos

Atherton

Head

Married

40

1841

Preston, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Atherton

Wife

Married

37

1844

Farrington, Lancashire, England

Alice

Atherton

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Preston, Lancashire, England

John T

Atherton

Son

Single

14

1867

Preston, Lancashire, England

Richard

Atherton

Son

Single

12

1869

Preston, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Atherton

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Preston, Lancashire, England

Maggie

Atherton

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Parker

Mother In Law

Widow

70

1811

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Eastham

Unm

Single

15

1866

Longton, Lancashire, England

Betty

Atherton

Mother

Widow

65

1816

Preston, Lancashire, England

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