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Household of Joseph Atherton (born 1856, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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.

Joseph Atherton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Atherton, born in 1856 in St Helens, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Martha Atherton, born in 1858 in St Helens, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; George (born 1877 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1878 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth Ell (born 1880 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Boarder, Thomas (born 1854 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Joseph's Boarder, Richard (born 1841 in Cheshire, England).


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Joseph Atherton's household

Male

Joseph

Atherton

Head
Female

Martha

Atherton

Wife
Male

George

Atherton

Son
Female

Margaret

Atherton

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Ell

Atherton

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Tither

Boarder
Male

Richard

Robinson

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Atherton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place St Helens, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Atherton

Head

Married

25

1856

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Martha

Atherton

Wife

Married

23

1858

St Helens, Lancashire, England

George

Atherton

Son

Single

4

1877

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Atherton

Daughter

Single

3

1878

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Ell

Atherton

Daughter

Single

1

1880

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Tither

Boarder

Single

27

1854

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Richard

Robinson

Boarder

Single

40

1841

Cheshire, England

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