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Household of Peter Atherton (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Atherton, born in 1840 in Kearsley, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Jane Atherton, born in 1840 in Dean, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; James (born 1862 in Kearsley, Lancashire, England), William (born 1864 in Kearsley, Lancashire, England), Ellen A (born 1866 in Ince, Lancashire, England), John (born 1868 in Ince, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1871 in Pilkington, Lancashire, England), Peter (born 1874 in Kearsley, Lancashire, England), Samuel (born 1877 in Pilkington, Lancashire, England) and Richard (born 1879 in Pilkington, Lancashire, England).


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Peter Atherton's household

Male

Peter

Atherton

Head
Female

Jane

Atherton

Wife
Male

James

Atherton

Son
Male

William

Atherton

Son
Female

Ellen A

Atherton

Daughter
Male

John

Atherton

Son
Female

Sarah

Atherton

Daughter
Male

Peter

Atherton

Son
Male

Samuel

Atherton

Son
Male

Richard

Atherton

Son
First name(s) Peter
Last name Atherton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Kearsley, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Atherton

Head

Married

41

1840

Kearsley, Lancashire, England

Jane

Atherton

Wife

Married

41

1840

Dean, Lancashire, England

James

Atherton

Son

Single

19

1862

Kearsley, Lancashire, England

William

Atherton

Son

Single

17

1864

Kearsley, Lancashire, England

Ellen A

Atherton

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Ince, Lancashire, England

John

Atherton

Son

Single

13

1868

Ince, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Atherton

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Pilkington, Lancashire, England

Peter

Atherton

Son

Single

7

1874

Kearsley, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Atherton

Son

Single

4

1877

Pilkington, Lancashire, England

Richard

Atherton

Son

Single

2

1879

Pilkington, Lancashire, England

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