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Household of Joseph Atherton (born 1846, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Atherton, born in 1846 in Pemberton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah Atherton, born in 1847 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; James (born 1869 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), John T (born 1874 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1876 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1878 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England) and Peter (born 1881 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Brother In Law, Thomas Parr, born in 1845 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England.


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Joseph Atherton's household

Male

Joseph

Atherton

Head
Female

Sarah

Atherton

Wife
Male

James

Parr

Son
Male

John T

Atherton

Son
Female

Ellen

Atherton

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Atherton

Son
Male

Peter

Atherton

Son
Male

Thomas

Parr

Brother In Law
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Atherton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Atherton

Head

Married

35

1846

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Atherton

Wife

Married

34

1847

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

James

Parr

Son

Single

12

1869

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

John T

Atherton

Son

Single

7

1874

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Atherton

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Atherton

Son

Single

3

1878

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Peter

Atherton

Son

Single

0

1881

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Parr

Brother In Law

Single

36

1845

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

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