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Household of Robert Atherton (born 1842, 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.
Robert Atherton and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Atherton, born in 1842 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Atherton, born in 1841 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Samuel (born 1875 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1867 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1878 in Standish, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Boarder, Margaret Dootson, born in 1863 in Leigh, Lancashire, England.
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Robert Atherton's household
Robert
Atherton
Head
Elizabeth
Atherton
Wife
Samuel
Atherton
Son
Alice
Atherton
Daughter
Ellen
Atherton
Daughter
Margaret
Dootson
Boarder
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Atherton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 39 |
| Birth year | 1842 |
| Birth place | Wigan, Lancashire, England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Atherton | Head | Married | 39 | 1842 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Elizabeth | Atherton | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Samuel | Atherton | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Alice | Atherton | Daughter | Single | 14 | 1867 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Ellen | Atherton | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Standish, Lancashire, England | |
Margaret | Dootson | Boarder | Single | 18 | 1863 | Leigh, Lancashire, England |
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