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Household of Richard Atherton (born 1838, 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 Atherton and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Atherton, born in 1838 in Pemberton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Atherton, born in 1838 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Richard (born 1860 in Ince, Lancashire, England), William (born 1862 in Poolstock, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1867 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Margaret Jane (born 1869 in Ince, Lancashire, England) and Annie (born 1877 in Hindley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Niece, Margaret Atherton, born in 1863 in Wigan, Lancashire, England.
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Richard Atherton's household
Richard
Atherton
Head
Mary Jane
Atherton
Wife
Richard
Atherton
Son
William
Atherton
Son
Thomas
Atherton
Son
Margaret Jane
Atherton
Daughter
Annie
Atherton
Daughter
Margaret
Atherton
Niece
| First name(s) | Richard |
| Last name | Atherton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Pemberton, Lancashire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard | Atherton | Head | Married | 43 | 1838 | Pemberton, Lancashire, England | |
Mary Jane | Atherton | Wife | Married | 43 | 1838 | Bolton, Lancashire, England | |
Richard | Atherton | Son | Single | 21 | 1860 | Ince, Lancashire, England | |
William | Atherton | Son | Single | 19 | 1862 | Poolstock, Lancashire, England | |
Thomas | Atherton | Son | Single | 14 | 1867 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Margaret Jane | Atherton | Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | Ince, Lancashire, England | |
Annie | Atherton | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Hindley, Lancashire, England | |
Margaret | Atherton | Niece | Single | 18 | 1863 | Wigan, Lancashire, England |
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