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Household of Richard Atherton (born 1833, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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 Atherton and 15 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Atherton, born in 1833 in Lancashire, consisted of 16 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Grace J Atherton, born in 1847 in Beverley, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Percy R (born 1870 in Speke, Lancashire, England), Ernest S (born 1874 in Speke, Lancashire, England), Eliza M (born 1876 in Speke, Lancashire, England) and Lillian M (born 1880 in Speke, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Servant, Mary A (born 1835 in Mungrisdale, Cumberland, England), Richard's Sister, Catherine (born 1830 in Fazakerley, Lancashire, England), Richard's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Richard's Servant, Mary (born 1867 in Garston, Lancashire, England), Richard's Servant, William (born 1835 in Ireland), Richard's Servant, Thomas (born 1863 in Ireland), Richard's Servant, William (born 1861 in Ireland), Richard's Servant, Paty (born 1861 in Ireland), Richard's Servant, Paty (born 1862 in Ireland) and Richard's Servant, Paty (born 1881 in Ireland).


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Richard Atherton's household

Male

Richard

Atherton

Head
Female

Grace J

Atherton

Wife
Male

Percy R

Atherton

Son
Male

Ernest S

Atherton

Son
Female

Eliza M

Atherton

Daughter
Female

Lillian M

Atherton

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Greenhow

Servant
Female

Catherine

Gibion

Sister
Female

Elizabeth

Kenyon

Servant
Female

Mary

Lunt

Servant
Male

William

Cusack

Servant
Male

Thomas

Feeney

Servant
Male

William

Murby

Servant
Male

Paty

Touhy

Servant
Male

Paty

Syron

Servant
Male

Paty

Welsh

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

Household members (16 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Atherton

Head

Married

48

1833

Lancashire, England

Grace J

Atherton

Wife

Married

34

1847

Beverley, Yorkshire, England

Percy R

Atherton

Son

Single

11

1870

Speke, Lancashire, England

Ernest S

Atherton

Son

Single

7

1874

Speke, Lancashire, England

Eliza M

Atherton

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Speke, Lancashire, England

Lillian M

Atherton

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Speke, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Greenhow

Servant

Single

46

1835

Mungrisdale, Cumberland, England

Catherine

Gibion

Sister

Widow

51

1830

Fazakerley, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Kenyon

Servant

Single

17

1864

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Lunt

Servant

Single

14

1867

Garston, Lancashire, England

William

Cusack

Servant

Single

46

1835

Ireland

Thomas

Feeney

Servant

Single

18

1863

Ireland

William

Murby

Servant

Single

20

1861

Ireland

Paty

Touhy

Servant

Single

20

1861

Ireland

Paty

Syron

Servant

Single

19

1862

Ireland

Paty

Welsh

Servant

Single

0

1881

Ireland

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