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Household of Richard Anderton (born 1822, 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.

Richard Anderton and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Anderton, born in 1822 in Orrell, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Richard was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1847 in Winstanley, Lancashire, England), Mary J (born 1864 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), John (born 1862 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England) and Henry (born 1842 in Winstanley, Lancashire, England). He had 2 grandchildren; Mary A (born 1879 in Northumberland, England) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Fletchertown, Cumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Daughter In Law, Jane (born 1853 in Cumberland, England) and Richard's Granson, Richard (born 1878 in Northumberland, England).


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Richard Anderton's household

Male

Richard

Anderton

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Anderton

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Anderton

Daughter
Male

John

Anderton

Son
Male

Henry

Anderton

Son
Female

Jane

Anderton

Daughter In Law
Male

Richard

Anderton

Granson
Female

Mary A

Anderton

Grand Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Anderton

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Richard
Last name Anderton
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Orrell, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Anderton

Head

Widower

59

1822

Orrell, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Anderton

Daughter

Single

34

1847

Winstanley, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Anderton

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

John

Anderton

Son

Single

19

1862

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Henry

Anderton

Son

Married

39

1842

Winstanley, Lancashire, England

Jane

Anderton

Daughter In Law

Married

28

1853

Cumberland, England

Richard

Anderton

Granson

Single

3

1878

Northumberland, England

Mary A

Anderton

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Northumberland, England

Elizabeth

Anderton

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Fletchertown, Cumberland, England

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