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Household of John Atherton (born 1848, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Atherton, born in 1848 in Ince, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Atherton, born in 1853 in Ince, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Mary Ann (born 1872 in Ince, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1873 in Ince, Lancashire, England), George (born 1875 in Ince, Lancashire, England), Dorothy (born 1880 in Ince, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1881 in Ince, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1879 in Ince, Lancashire, England) and Sarah (born 1880 in Ince, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister Lodger, Dorothy Atherton, born in 1853 in Ince, Lancashire, England.


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John Atherton's household

Male

John

Atherton

Head
Female

Eliza

Atherton

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Atherton

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Atherton

Daughter
Male

George

Atherton

Son
Female

Dorothy

Atherton

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Atherton

Son
Female

Dorothy

Atherton

Sister Lodger
Male

Thomas

Atherton

Son
Female

Sarah

Atherton

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Atherton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Ince, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Atherton

Head

Married

33

1848

Ince, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Atherton

Wife

Married

28

1853

Ince, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Atherton

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Ince, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Atherton

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Ince, Lancashire, England

George

Atherton

Son

Single

6

1875

Ince, Lancashire, England

Dorothy

Atherton

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Ince, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Atherton

Son

Single

0

1881

Ince, Lancashire, England

Dorothy

Atherton

Sister Lodger

Single

28

1853

Ince, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Atherton

Son

Single

2

1879

Ince, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Atherton

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Ince, Lancashire, England

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