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Household of Thomas Atherton (born 1848, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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.

Thomas Atherton and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Atherton, born in 1848 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ann Atherton, born in 1848 in St Helens, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Mary E (born 1869 in Lancashire, England), John T (born 1871 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), James (born 1873 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Peter (born 1876 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Ralph (born 1879 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Ann J (born 1881 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother, Jane Ashcroft, born in 1828 in St Helens, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Atherton's household

Male

Thomas

Atherton

Head
Female

Ann

Atherton

Wife
Female

Mary E

Atherton

Daughter
Male

John T

Atherton

Son
Male

James

Atherton

Son
Male

Peter

Atherton

Son
Male

Ralph

Atherton

Son
Female

Ann J

Atherton

Daughter
Female

Jane

Ashcroft

Mother
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Atherton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Atherton

Head

Married

33

1848

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Ann

Atherton

Wife

Married

33

1848

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Atherton

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Lancashire, England

John T

Atherton

Son

Single

10

1871

St Helens, Lancashire, England

James

Atherton

Son

Single

8

1873

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Peter

Atherton

Son

Single

5

1876

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Ralph

Atherton

Son

Single

2

1879

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Ann J

Atherton

Daughter

Single

0

1881

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Jane

Ashcroft

Mother

Widow

53

1828

St Helens, Lancashire, England

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