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Household of James Atherton (born 1818, 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.

James Atherton and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Atherton, born in 1818 in Haigh, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Marsha Atherton, born in 1818 in Haigh, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1881 in Ashton, Lancashire, England) and Sarah A (born 1880 in Ashton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Relative, Martha A (born 1873 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), James's Relative, James (born 1879 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), James's Lodger Head, Thomas (born 1855 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and James's Lodger Head, Charles (born 1857 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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James Atherton's household

Male

James

Atherton

Head
Female

Marsha

Atherton

Wife
Female

Martha A

Leyland

Relative
Male

James

Atherton

Relative
Male

Thomas

Fairclough

Lodger Head
Female

Catherine

Fairclough

Wife
Male

Thomas

Fairclough

Son
Male

Charles

Evans

Lodger Head
Female

Martha

Evans

Wife
Female

Sarah A

Evans

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Atherton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Haigh, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Atherton

Head

Married

63

1818

Haigh, Lancashire, England

Marsha

Atherton

Wife

Married

63

1818

Haigh, Lancashire, England

Martha A

Leyland

Relative

Single

8

1873

Wigan, Lancashire, England

James

Atherton

Relative

Single

2

1879

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Fairclough

Lodger Head

Married

26

1855

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Fairclough

Wife

Married

24

1857

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Fairclough

Son

Single

0

1881

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Charles

Evans

Lodger Head

Married

24

1857

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Martha

Evans

Wife

Married

20

1861

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Evans

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Ashton, Lancashire, England

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