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Household of John L Atherton (born 1842, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 L Atherton and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John L Atherton, born in 1842 in Pill, Somerset, consisted of 5 members. John L was the head of the household, married to Laura M Atherton, born in 1848 in Marshfield, Gloucestershire, England. They had 1 child; Augustine J, born 1878 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales.
During the period, also present in the household were John L's Boarder, John (born 1855 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales) and John L's Boarder, Joseph (born 1857 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales).


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John L Atherton's household

Male

John L

Atherton

Head
Female

Laura M

Atherton

Wife
Male

Augustine J

Atherton

Son
Male

John

Griffis

Boarder
Male

Joseph

Davies

Boarder
First name(s) John L
Last name Atherton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Pill, Somerset, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John L

Atherton

Head

Married

39

1842

Pill, Somerset, England

Laura M

Atherton

Wife

Married

33

1848

Marshfield, Gloucestershire, England

Augustine J

Atherton

Son

Single

3

1878

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Griffis

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Joseph

Davies

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales

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