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Household of Moses Atherton (born 1829, 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.

Moses Atherton and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Moses Atherton, born in 1829 in Aspull, Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. Moses was the head of the household, married to Jane Atherton, born in 1834 in Aspull, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Elizabeth (born 1857 in Aspull, Lancashire, England), Moses (born 1861 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), Samuel (born 1864 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1867 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), George (born 1869 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), John (born 1871 in Ince, Lancashire, England), Mary Alice (born 1874 in Ince, Lancashire, England) and Enoch (born 1878 in Hindley, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Emma, born 1880 in Hindley, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Moses's Boarder, Jane Smith, born in 1855 in Aspull, Lancashire, England.


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Moses Atherton's household

Male

Moses

Atherton

Head
Female

Jane

Atherton

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Atherton

Daughter
Male

Moses

Atherton

Son
Male

Samuel

Atherton

Son
Female

Annie

Atherton

Daughter
Male

George

Atherton

Son
Male

John

Atherton

Son
Female

Mary Alice

Atherton

Daughter
Male

Enoch

Atherton

Son
Female

Emma

Atherton

Grand Daughter
Female

Jane

Smith

Boarder
First name(s) Moses
Last name Atherton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Aspull, Lancashire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Moses

Atherton

Head

Married

52

1829

Aspull, Lancashire, England

Jane

Atherton

Wife

Married

47

1834

Aspull, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Atherton

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Aspull, Lancashire, England

Moses

Atherton

Son

Single

20

1861

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Atherton

Son

Single

17

1864

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Annie

Atherton

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Hindley, Lancashire, England

George

Atherton

Son

Single

12

1869

Hindley, Lancashire, England

John

Atherton

Son

Single

10

1871

Ince, Lancashire, England

Mary Alice

Atherton

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Ince, Lancashire, England

Enoch

Atherton

Son

Single

3

1878

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Emma

Atherton

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Jane

Smith

Boarder

Married

26

1855

Aspull, Lancashire, England

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