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Household of Thomas Atherton (born 1844, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Atherton, born in 1844 in Pemberton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Atherton, born in 1846 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; John Thos (born 1868 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Ince, Lancashire, England), Bridget (born 1872 in Ince, Lancashire, England), Margery (born 1876 in Ince, Lancashire, England), Esther (born 1877 in Ince, Lancashire, England) and Peter (born 1881 in Ince, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Atherton's household

Male

Thomas

Atherton

Head
Female

Mary

Atherton

Wife
Male

John Thos

Atherton

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Atherton

Daughter
Female

Bridget

Atherton

Daughter
Female

Margery

Atherton

Daughter
Female

Esther

Atherton

Daughter
Male

Peter

Atherton

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Atherton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Atherton

Head

Married

37

1844

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Atherton

Wife

Married

35

1846

Wigan, Lancashire, England

John Thos

Atherton

Son

Single

13

1868

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Atherton

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Ince, Lancashire, England

Bridget

Atherton

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Ince, Lancashire, England

Margery

Atherton

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Ince, Lancashire, England

Esther

Atherton

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Ince, Lancashire, England

Peter

Atherton

Son

Single

0

1881

Ince, Lancashire, England

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