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Household of Richard Atherton (born 1820, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton upon Irwell, 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 1820 in Blackrod, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary Atherton, born in 1817 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Mary, born 1848 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 5 grandchildren; Mary Elizth (born 1874 in Worsley, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1876 in Worsley, Lancashire, England), Joseph Richd (born 1878 in Swinton, Lancashire, England), Sarah Annie (born 1880 in Worsley, Lancashire, England) and Catherine Maud (born 1881 in Worsley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Sister In Law, Thomas Cunliffe, born in 1853 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England.


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Richard Atherton's household

Male

Richard

Atherton

Head
Female

Mary

Atherton

Wife
Male

Thomas

Cunliffe

Sister In Law
Female

Mary

Cunliffe

Daughter
Female

Mary Elizth

Cunliffe

Grand Daughter
Female

Alice

Cunliffe

Grand Daughter
Male

Joseph Richd

Cunliffe

Grand Son
Female

Sarah Annie

Cunliffe

Grand Daughter
Female

Catherine Maud

Cunliffe

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Richard
Last name Atherton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Blackrod, 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

61

1820

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Mary

Atherton

Wife

Married

64

1817

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Cunliffe

Sister In Law

Married

28

1853

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Mary

Cunliffe

Daughter

Married

33

1848

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary Elizth

Cunliffe

Grand Daughter

Single

7

1874

Worsley, Lancashire, England

Alice

Cunliffe

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Worsley, Lancashire, England

Joseph Richd

Cunliffe

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Swinton, Lancashire, England

Sarah Annie

Cunliffe

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Worsley, Lancashire, England

Catherine Maud

Cunliffe

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Worsley, Lancashire, England

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