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Household of Catherine Atherton (born 1848, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

Catherine Atherton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Catherine Atherton, born in 1848 in Maghull, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Catherine was the head of the household, widow. She had 5 children; Jane (born 1869 in Orrell, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1871 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1873 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1875 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1877 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Catherine's Boarder, Jane Atherton, born in 1859 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England.


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Catherine Atherton's household

Female

Catherine

Atherton

Head
Female

Jane

Atherton

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Atherton

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Atherton

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Atherton

Son
Male

John

Atherton

Son
Female

Jane

Atherton

Boarder
First name(s) Catherine
Last name Atherton
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Maghull, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Catherine

Atherton

Head

Widow

33

1848

Maghull, Lancashire, England

Jane

Atherton

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Orrell, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Atherton

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Atherton

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Atherton

Son

Single

6

1875

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

John

Atherton

Son

Single

4

1877

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Atherton

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

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