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Household of Josiah Atherton (born 1839, 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.

Josiah Atherton and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Atherton, born in 1839 in Pemberton, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Edward Atherton, born in 1859 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Edward (born 1859 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), John (born 1861 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1864 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1867 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), James (born 1869 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Josiah (born 1872 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1874 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England) and Henry (born 1876 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England).


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Josiah Atherton's household

Male

Josiah

Atherton

Head
Male

Edward

Atherton

Son
Male

John

Atherton

Son
Female

Ann

Atherton

Daughter
Female

Martha

Atherton

Daughter
Male

James

Atherton

Son
Male

Josiah

Atherton

Son
Female

Jane

Atherton

Daughter
Male

Henry

Atherton

Son
Female

Sarah

Atherton

Wife
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Atherton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Atherton

Head

Married

42

1839

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Edward

Atherton

Son

Single

22

1859

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

John

Atherton

Son

Single

20

1861

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Ann

Atherton

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Martha

Atherton

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

James

Atherton

Son

Single

12

1869

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Josiah

Atherton

Son

Single

9

1872

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Atherton

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Henry

Atherton

Son

Single

5

1876

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Atherton

Wife

Married

42

1839

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

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