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Household of Joseph Atherton (born 1853, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Atherton, born in 1853 in Pemberton, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary A Atherton, born in 1858 in Hindley, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Boarder, David (born 1815 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales), Joseph's Boarder, Jane (born 1864 in Hindley, Lancashire, England) and Joseph's Boarder, Ellen (born 1867 in Hindley, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Atherton's household

Male

Joseph

Atherton

Head
Female

Mary A

Atherton

Wife
Male

David

Jones

Boarder
Female

Jane

Jones

Boarder
Female

Ellen

Jones

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Atherton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Atherton

Head

Married

28

1853

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Atherton

Wife

Married

23

1858

Hindley, Lancashire, England

David

Jones

Boarder

Widower

66

1815

Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Jane

Jones

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Jones

Boarder

Single

14

1867

Hindley, Lancashire, England

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