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Household of Richard Atherton (born 1831, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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 1831 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Alice Atherton, born in 1833 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Sarah Ellen (born 1860 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Samuel (born 1862 in Ringley, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth A (born 1870 in Ringley, Lancashire, England), Betsy (born 1873 in Ringley, Lancashire, England) and Rosetta (born 1875 in Ringley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Nephew, Joseph Taylor, born in 1875 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.


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Richard Atherton's household

Male

Richard

Atherton

Head
Female

Alice

Atherton

Wife
Female

Sarah Ellen

Atherton

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Atherton

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Atherton

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Atherton

Daughter
Female

Rosetta

Atherton

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Taylor

Nephew
First name(s) Richard
Last name Atherton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Bolton, 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

50

1831

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Atherton

Wife

Married

48

1833

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ellen

Atherton

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Atherton

Son

Single

19

1862

Ringley, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Atherton

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Ringley, Lancashire, England

Betsy

Atherton

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Ringley, Lancashire, England

Rosetta

Atherton

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Ringley, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Taylor

Nephew

Single

6

1875

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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