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Household of Edmund Atherton (born 1847, 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.

Edmund Atherton and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edmund Atherton, born in 1847 in Ince, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. Edmund was the head of the household, married to Jane Atherton, born in 1846 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Alfred (born 1868 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Alice A (born 1870 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Sarah J (born 1872 in Ince, Lancashire, England), Selina (born 1874 in Ince, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1876 in Ince, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1878 in Ince, Lancashire, England) and Amelia (born 1881 in Ince, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edmund's Brother In Law, John (born 1854 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Edmund's Sister In Law, Elizabeth (born 1859 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).


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Edmund Atherton's household

Male

Edmund

Atherton

Head
Female

Jane

Atherton

Wife
Male

Alfred

Atherton

Son
Female

Alice A

Atherton

Daughter
Female

Sarah J

Atherton

Daughter
Female

Selina

Atherton

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Atherton

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Atherton

Son
Female

Amelia

Atherton

Daughter
Male

John

Ashurst

Brother In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Ashurst

Sister In Law
First name(s) Edmund
Last name Atherton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Ince, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edmund

Atherton

Head

Married

34

1847

Ince, Lancashire, England

Jane

Atherton

Wife

Married

35

1846

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Atherton

Son

Single

13

1868

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Alice A

Atherton

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Sarah J

Atherton

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Ince, Lancashire, England

Selina

Atherton

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Ince, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Atherton

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Ince, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Atherton

Son

Single

3

1878

Ince, Lancashire, England

Amelia

Atherton

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Ince, Lancashire, England

John

Ashurst

Brother In Law

Married

27

1854

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Ashurst

Sister In Law

Married

22

1859

Wigan, Lancashire, England

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