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Household of Edward Atherton (born 1851, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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.

Edward Atherton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Atherton, born in 1851 in St Helens, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Jane Atherton, born in 1855 in St Helens, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1874 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), John (born 1876 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), William (born 1878 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), James (born 1879 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1880 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1881 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).


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Edward Atherton's household

Male

Edward

Atherton

Head
Female

Jane

Atherton

Wife
Male

Thomas

Atherton

Son
Male

John

Atherton

Son
Male

William

Atherton

Son
Male

James

Atherton

Son
Female

Mary

Atherton

Daughter
Female

Alice

Atherton

Daughter
First name(s) Edward
Last name Atherton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place St Helens, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Atherton

Head

Married

30

1851

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Jane

Atherton

Wife

Married

26

1855

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Atherton

Son

Single

7

1874

St Helens, Lancashire, England

John

Atherton

Son

Single

5

1876

St Helens, Lancashire, England

William

Atherton

Son

Single

3

1878

St Helens, Lancashire, England

James

Atherton

Son

Single

2

1879

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Mary

Atherton

Daughter

Single

1

1880

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Alice

Atherton

Daughter

Single

0

1881

St Helens, Lancashire, England

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