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Household of John Atherton (born 1854, 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.

John Atherton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Atherton, born in 1854 in Hindley, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary E Atherton, born in 1853 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Edith A (born 1873 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), James W (born 1875 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1877 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1879 in Hindley, Lancashire, England) and Herbert (born 1881 in Hindley, Lancashire, England).


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John Atherton's household

Male

John

Atherton

Head
Female

Mary E

Atherton

Wife
Female

Edith A

Atherton

Daughter
Male

James W

Atherton

Son
Female

Annie

Atherton

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Atherton

Son
Male

Herbert

Atherton

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Atherton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Hindley, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Atherton

Head

Married

27

1854

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Atherton

Wife

Married

28

1853

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Edith A

Atherton

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Hindley, Lancashire, England

James W

Atherton

Son

Single

6

1875

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Annie

Atherton

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Atherton

Son

Single

2

1879

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Herbert

Atherton

Son

Single

0

1881

Hindley, Lancashire, England

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