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Household of John Atherton (born 1814, 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.

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 1814 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Alice Ann (born 1855 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), John Leigh (born 1859 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Mary J (born 1857 in Bolton, Lancashire, England). He had 2 grandchildren; Emily A (born 1878 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Ann L (born 1879 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Son In L, Thomas Pearson, born in 1857 in Sharples, Lancashire, England.


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John Atherton's household

Male

John

Atherton

Head
Female

Alice Ann

Atherton

Daughter
Male

John Leigh

Atherton

Son
Male

Thomas

Pearson

Son In L
Female

Mary J

Pearson

Daughter
Female

Emily A

Pearson

Grand Daughter
Female

Ann L

Pearson

Grand Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Atherton
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Atherton

Head

Widower

67

1814

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Alice Ann

Atherton

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Bolton, Lancashire, England

John Leigh

Atherton

Son

Single

22

1859

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Pearson

Son In L

Married

24

1857

Sharples, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Pearson

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Emily A

Pearson

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Ann L

Pearson

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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