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Household of Peter Atherton (born 1842, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Atherton, born in 1842 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Alice Atherton, born in 1846 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Margaret E (born 1868 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Henrietta (born 1876 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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Peter Atherton's household

Male

Peter

Atherton

Head
Female

Alice

Atherton

Wife
Female

Margaret E

Atherton

Daughter
Female

Henrietta

Atherton

Daughter
First name(s) Peter
Last name Atherton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Atherton

Head

Married

39

1842

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Atherton

Wife

Married

35

1846

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Margaret E

Atherton

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Henrietta

Atherton

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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