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Household of James Atherton (born 1845, 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.

James Atherton and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Atherton, born in 1845 in Parr, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Rachael Atherton, born in 1845 in Parr, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Richard (born 1866 in Parr, Lancashire, England), Samuel (born 1873 in Parr, Lancashire, England), William (born 1875 in Parr, Lancashire, England), James E (born 1877 in Parr, Lancashire, England) and Ralph (born 1880 in Parr, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1866 in Parr, Lancashire, England) and James's Boarder, Thomas (born 1858 in Parr, Lancashire, England).


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James Atherton's household

Male

James

Atherton

Head
Female

Rachael

Atherton

Wife
Male

Richard

Atherton

Son
Male

Samuel

Atherton

Son
Male

William

Atherton

Son
Male

James E

Atherton

Son
Male

Ralph

Atherton

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Hill

Servant
Male

Thomas

Waine

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Atherton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Parr, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Atherton

Head

Married

36

1845

Parr, Lancashire, England

Rachael

Atherton

Wife

Married

36

1845

Parr, Lancashire, England

Richard

Atherton

Son

Single

15

1866

Parr, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Atherton

Son

Single

8

1873

Parr, Lancashire, England

William

Atherton

Son

Single

6

1875

Parr, Lancashire, England

James E

Atherton

Son

Single

4

1877

Parr, Lancashire, England

Ralph

Atherton

Son

Single

1

1880

Parr, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Hill

Servant

Single

15

1866

Parr, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Waine

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Parr, Lancashire, England

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