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Household of Thomas Atherton (born 1819, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Atherton, born in 1819 in Pemberton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Atherton, born in 1823 in Orrell, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1869 in Ince, Lancashire, England) and Margaret Ann (born 1879 in Ince, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder Son In Law, John (born 1858 in Ince, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, Jane (born 1812 in Kitt Green, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Atherton's household

Male

Thomas

Atherton

Head
Female

Margaret

Atherton

Wife
Male

Thomas

Atherton

Son
Male

John

Stott

Boarder Son In Law
Female

Ellen

Stott

Wife
Female

Margaret Ann

Stott

Daughter
Female

Jane

Richardson

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Atherton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Atherton

Head

Married

62

1819

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Atherton

Wife

Married

58

1823

Orrell, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Atherton

Son

Single

12

1869

Ince, Lancashire, England

John

Stott

Boarder Son In Law

Married

23

1858

Ince, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Stott

Wife

Married

24

1857

Ince, Lancashire, England

Margaret Ann

Stott

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Ince, Lancashire, England

Jane

Richardson

Boarder

Widow

69

1812

Kitt Green, Lancashire, England

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