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Household of John Atherton (born 1843, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Atherton, born in 1843 in Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Matilda Atherton, born in 1847 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Ernest (born 1879 in Cheshire, England), Alfred W M (born 1867 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Arthur (born 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Sarah Linden, born in 1813 in Ireland.


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John Atherton's household

Male

John

Atherton

Head
Female

Matilda

Atherton

Wife
Male

Ernest

Atherton

Son
Male

Alfred W M

Atherton

Son
Male

Arthur

Atherton

Son
Female

Sarah

Linden

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Atherton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Atherton

Head

Married

38

1843

Cheshire, England

Matilda

Atherton

Wife

Married

34

1847

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Ernest

Atherton

Son

Single

2

1879

Cheshire, England

Alfred W M

Atherton

Son

Single

14

1867

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Atherton

Son

Single

10

1871

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Linden

Mother In Law

Widow

68

1813

Ireland

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