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Household of Peter Atherton (born 1850, 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.
Peter Atherton and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Atherton, born in 1850 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Nancy Atherton, born in 1851 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Martha (born 1870 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1874 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), John (born 1875 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1878 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1880 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Lodger, James Houghton, born in 1850 in Wigan, Lancashire, England.
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Peter Atherton's household
Peter
Atherton
Head
Nancy
Atherton
Wife
Martha
Atherton
Daughter
Henry
Atherton
Son
John
Atherton
Son
Thomas
Atherton
Son
James
Atherton
Son
James
Houghton
Lodger
| First name(s) | Peter |
| Last name | Atherton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 31 |
| Birth year | 1850 |
| Birth place | Wigan, Lancashire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter | Atherton | Head | Married | 31 | 1850 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Nancy | Atherton | Wife | Married | 30 | 1851 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Martha | Atherton | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Henry | Atherton | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
John | Atherton | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Thomas | Atherton | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
James | Atherton | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
James | Houghton | Lodger | Single | 31 | 1850 | Wigan, Lancashire, England |
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