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Household of Richard Atherton (born 1847, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Atherton, born in 1847 in Orrell, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary Atherton, born in 1852 in Laytham, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; James (born 1871 in Orrell, Lancashire, England), Margaret Ellen (born 1872 in Orrell, Lancashire, England), John (born 1875 in Orrell, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth A (born 1881 in Orrell, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Boarder, Jonathan (born 1865 in Orrell, Lancashire, England), Richard's Lodger, John (born 1855 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England) and Richard's Lodger Wife, Ann Ellen (born 1855 in Orrell, Lancashire, England).
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Richard Atherton's household
Richard
Atherton
Head
Mary
Atherton
Wife
James
Atherton
Son
Margaret Ellen
Atherton
Daughter
John
Atherton
Son
Elizabeth A
Atherton
Daughter
Jonathan
Taylor
Boarder
John
English
Lodger
Ann Ellen
English
Lodger Wife
| First name(s) | Richard |
| Last name | Atherton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 34 |
| Birth year | 1847 |
| 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 | Atherton | Head | Married | 34 | 1847 | Orrell, Lancashire, England | |
Mary | Atherton | Wife | Married | 29 | 1852 | Laytham, Lancashire, England | |
James | Atherton | Son | Single | 10 | 1871 | Orrell, Lancashire, England | |
Margaret Ellen | Atherton | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Orrell, Lancashire, England | |
John | Atherton | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Orrell, Lancashire, England | |
Elizabeth A | Atherton | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Orrell, Lancashire, England | |
Jonathan | Taylor | Boarder | Single | 16 | 1865 | Orrell, Lancashire, England | |
John | English | Lodger | Married | 26 | 1855 | Oxford, Oxfordshire, England | |
Ann Ellen | English | Lodger Wife | Married | 26 | 1855 | Orrell, Lancashire, England |
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