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Household of Peter Atherton (born 1832, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Atherton, born in 1832 in Pemberton, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Margaret Atherton, born in 1831 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Mary Jane (born 1862 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1865 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Lodger, Elizabeth Lee, born in 1859 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.


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Peter Atherton's household

Male

Peter

Atherton

Head
Female

Margaret

Atherton

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Atherton

Daughter
Male

James

Atherton

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Lee

Lodger
First name(s) Peter
Last name Atherton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Atherton

Head

Married

49

1832

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Atherton

Wife

Married

50

1831

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Atherton

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Bolton, Lancashire, England

James

Atherton

Son

Single

16

1865

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Lee

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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