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Household of John Atherton (born 1849, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Atherton, born in 1849 in Chorley, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Atherton, born in 1853 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Mary E (born 1873 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Nancy (born 1876 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1878 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1880 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and John W (born 1873 in United States).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Joseph Townsend, born in 1814 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.


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John Atherton's household

Male

John

Atherton

Head
Female

Mary

Atherton

Wife
Female

Mary E

Atherton

Daughter
Female

Nancy

Atherton

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Atherton

Son
Male

Robert

Atherton

Son
Male

John

Atherton

Head
Female

Sarah A

Atherton

Wife
Male

John W

Atherton

Son
Male

Joseph

Townsend

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Atherton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Bolton, 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

28

1853

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Atherton

Wife

Married

28

1853

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Atherton

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Atherton

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Atherton

Son

Single

3

1878

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Robert

Atherton

Son

Single

1

1880

Bolton, Lancashire, England

John

Atherton

Head

Married

32

1849

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Atherton

Wife

Married

29

1852

Bolton, Lancashire, England

John W

Atherton

Son

Single

8

1873

United States

Joseph

Townsend

Lodger

Widower

67

1814

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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