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Household of Robert Atherton (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Haslingden, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Atherton, born in 1844 in Stacksteads, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Esther Atherton, born in 1844 in Newchurch, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; John W (born 1869 in Stacksteads, Lancashire, England), Samuel (born 1871 in Stacksteads, Lancashire, England), Esther C (born 1873 in Stacksteads, Lancashire, England), Julia (born 1875 in Stacksteads, Lancashire, England) and James H (born 1880 in Stacksteads, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Boarder, Kate Emily Watts, born in 1856 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.


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Robert Atherton's household

Male

Robert

Atherton

Head
Female

Esther

Atherton

Wife
Male

John W

Atherton

Son
Male

Samuel

Atherton

Son
Female

Esther C

Atherton

Daughter
Female

Julia

Atherton

Daughter
Male

James H

Atherton

Son
Female

Kate Emily

Watts

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Atherton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Stacksteads, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Atherton

Head

Married

37

1844

Stacksteads, Lancashire, England

Esther

Atherton

Wife

Married

37

1844

Newchurch, Lancashire, England

John W

Atherton

Son

Single

12

1869

Stacksteads, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Atherton

Son

Single

10

1871

Stacksteads, Lancashire, England

Esther C

Atherton

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Stacksteads, Lancashire, England

Julia

Atherton

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Stacksteads, Lancashire, England

James H

Atherton

Son

Single

1

1880

Stacksteads, Lancashire, England

Kate Emily

Watts

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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