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Household of James Atherton (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Atherton, born in 1840 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Atherton, born in 1840 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Herbert Walsh (born 1865 in Pensax, Worcestershire, England), Harold Stanley (born 1874 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Lucy Mary (born 1878 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Elsie Maud (born 1879 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Adopted Daughter, Margaret Ellen Tonge, born in 1866 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.


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James Atherton's household

Male

James

Atherton

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Atherton

Wife
Male

Herbert Walsh

Atherton

Son
Male

Harold Stanley

Atherton

Son
Female

Lucy Mary

Atherton

Daughter
Female

Elsie Maud

Atherton

Daughter
Female

Margaret Ellen

Tonge

Adopted Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Atherton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Atherton

Head

Married

41

1840

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Atherton

Wife

Married

41

1840

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Herbert Walsh

Atherton

Son

Single

16

1865

Pensax, Worcestershire, England

Harold Stanley

Atherton

Son

Single

7

1874

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Lucy Mary

Atherton

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Elsie Maud

Atherton

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Margaret Ellen

Tonge

Adopted Daughter

Single

15

1866

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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