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Household of Peter 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.
Peter Atherton and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Atherton, born in 1846 in Billinge, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Sarah Atherton, born in 1847 in Billinge, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Richard (born 1868 in Billinge, Lancashire, England), William (born 1870 in Billinge, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1874 in Billinge, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1876 in Billinge, Lancashire, England), Ruth (born 1879 in Billinge, Lancashire, England) and Ann (born 1880 in Billinge, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Mother In Law, Nancy Littler, born in 1807 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England.
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Peter Atherton's household
Peter
Atherton
Head
Sarah
Atherton
Wife
Nancy
Littler
Mother In Law
Richard
Littler
Son
William
Littler
Son
Thomas
Littler
Son
Joseph
Atherton
Son
Ruth
Atherton
Daughter
Ann
Atherton
Daughter
| First name(s) | Peter |
| Last name | Atherton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 35 |
| Birth year | 1846 |
| Birth place | Billinge, Lancashire, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter | Atherton | Head | Married | 35 | 1846 | Billinge, Lancashire, England | |
Sarah | Atherton | Wife | Married | 34 | 1847 | Billinge, Lancashire, England | |
Nancy | Littler | Mother In Law | Widow | 74 | 1807 | Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England | |
Richard | Littler | Son | Single | 13 | 1868 | Billinge, Lancashire, England | |
William | Littler | Son | Single | 11 | 1870 | Billinge, Lancashire, England | |
Thomas | Littler | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Billinge, Lancashire, England | |
Joseph | Atherton | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Billinge, Lancashire, England | |
Ruth | Atherton | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Billinge, Lancashire, England | |
Ann | Atherton | Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Billinge, Lancashire, England |
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