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Household of John Atherton (born 1833, 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 1833 in Pemberton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Atherton, born in 1842 in Orrell, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1866 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), William Moss (born 1869 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1871 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England) and John R (born 1881 in Orrell, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Widow, Sarah Whittle, born in 1805 in Orrell, Lancashire, England.


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John Atherton's household

Male

John

Atherton

Head
Female

Mary

Atherton

Wife
Female

Mary

Atherton

Daughter
Male

William Moss

Atherton

Son
Female

Jane

Atherton

Daughter
Male

John R

Atherton

Son
Female

Sarah

Whittle

Widow
First name(s) John
Last name Atherton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Pemberton, 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

48

1833

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Atherton

Wife

Married

39

1842

Orrell, Lancashire, England

Mary

Atherton

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

William Moss

Atherton

Son

Single

12

1869

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Atherton

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

John R

Atherton

Son

Single

0

1881

Orrell, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Whittle

Widow

Widow

76

1805

Orrell, Lancashire, England

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