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Household of Samuel H Atherton (born 1858, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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.

Samuel H Atherton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel H Atherton, born in 1858 in St Helens, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Samuel H was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Atherton, born in 1854 in Lowton, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1879 in Lowton, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1881 in Lowton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel H's Step Daughter, Sarah E (born 1874 in Lowton, Lancashire, England), Samuel H's Brother In Law, John (born 1852 in Lowton, Lancashire, England) and Samuel H's Brother In Law, Ralph (born 1857 in Lowton, Lancashire, England).


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Samuel H Atherton's household

Male

Samuel H

Atherton

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Atherton

Wife
Male

William

Atherton

Son
Male

John

Atherton

Son
Female

Sarah E

Prescott

Step Daughter
Male

John

Prescott

Brother In Law
Male

Ralph

Prescott

Brother In Law
First name(s) Samuel H
Last name Atherton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 23
Birth year 1858
Birth place St Helens, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel H

Atherton

Head

Married

23

1858

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Atherton

Wife

Married

27

1854

Lowton, Lancashire, England

William

Atherton

Son

Single

2

1879

Lowton, Lancashire, England

John

Atherton

Son

Single

0

1881

Lowton, Lancashire, England

Sarah E

Prescott

Step Daughter

Single

7

1874

Lowton, Lancashire, England

John

Prescott

Brother In Law

Single

29

1852

Lowton, Lancashire, England

Ralph

Prescott

Brother In Law

Single

24

1857

Lowton, Lancashire, England

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