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Household of Thomas Atherton (born 1835, 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.
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 1835 in Orrell, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Atherton, born in 1828 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Ellen (born 1863 in Orrell, Lancashire, England), May (born 1865 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1867 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), John Thomas (born 1869 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1875 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1860 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, Thomas (born 1857 in Orrell, Lancashire, England).
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Thomas Atherton's household
Thomas
Atherton
Head
Jane
Atherton
Wife
Ellen
Atherton
Daughter
May
Atherton
Daughter
Elizabeth
Atherton
Daughter
John Thomas
Atherton
Son
William
Atherton
Daughter
Elizabeth
Atherton
Boarder
Thomas
Atherton
Boarder
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Atherton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 46 |
| Birth year | 1835 |
| Birth place | Orrell, 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 | 46 | 1835 | Orrell, Lancashire, England | |
Jane | Atherton | Wife | Married | 53 | 1828 | London, Middlesex, England | |
Ellen | Atherton | Daughter | Single | 18 | 1863 | Orrell, Lancashire, England | |
May | Atherton | Daughter | Single | 16 | 1865 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Elizabeth | Atherton | Daughter | Single | 14 | 1867 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
John Thomas | Atherton | Son | Single | 12 | 1869 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
William | Atherton | Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Elizabeth | Atherton | Boarder | Married | 21 | 1860 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Thomas | Atherton | Boarder | Married | 24 | 1857 | Orrell, Lancashire, England |
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