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Household of Joseph Atherton (born 1824, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Atherton, born in 1824 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Atherton, born in 1831 in Ireland. They had 2 children; Joseph (born 1860 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England) and Edward (born 1862 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Atherton's household

Male

Joseph

Atherton

Head
Female

Mary

Atherton

Wife
Male

Joseph

Atherton

Son
Male

Edward

Atherton

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Atherton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Atherton

Head

Married

57

1824

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Mary

Atherton

Wife

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Joseph

Atherton

Son

Single

21

1860

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Edward

Atherton

Son

Single

19

1862

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

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