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Household of Thomas Atherton (born 1816, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Runcorn, Cheshire, 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.

Thomas Atherton and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Atherton, born in 1816 in Alvanley, Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Atherton, born in 1828 in Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; Sarah (born 1866 in Helsby, Cheshire, England) and Anne (born 1868 in Helsby, Cheshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Ellen, born 1875 in Weston, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Nurse Child, Lilley Turner, born in 1879 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Atherton's household

Male

Thomas

Atherton

Head
Female

Jane

Atherton

Wife
Female

Sarah

Atherton

Daughter
Female

Anne

Atherton

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Whitby

Grand Daughter
Female

Lilley

Turner

Nurse Child
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Atherton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Alvanley, Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Atherton

Head

Married

65

1816

Alvanley, Cheshire, England

Jane

Atherton

Wife

Married

53

1828

Cheshire, England

Sarah

Atherton

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Helsby, Cheshire, England

Anne

Atherton

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Helsby, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Whitby

Grand Daughter

Single

6

1875

Weston, Cheshire, England

Lilley

Turner

Nurse Child

Single

2

1879

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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