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Household of Peter Atherton (born 1833, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Atherton, born in 1833 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Mary Atherton, born in 1829 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England. They had 4 children; Joseph (born 1852 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Mary A (born 1858 in Preston, Lancashire, England), John T (born 1865 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1868 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


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Peter Atherton's household

Male

Peter

Atherton

Head
Female

Mary

Atherton

Wife
Male

Joseph

Atherton

Son
Female

Mary A

Atherton

Daughter
Male

John T

Atherton

Son
Male

William

Atherton

Son
First name(s) Peter
Last name Atherton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Atherton

Head

Married

48

1833

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary

Atherton

Wife

Married

52

1829

Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Joseph

Atherton

Son

Single

29

1852

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Atherton

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Preston, Lancashire, England

John T

Atherton

Son

Single

16

1865

Preston, Lancashire, England

William

Atherton

Son

Single

13

1868

Preston, Lancashire, England

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