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Household of Thomas Atherton (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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 1839 in Whiston, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Atherton, born in 1854 in Huyton, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1864 in Whiston, Lancashire, England), Sarah E (born 1865 in Clifton, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1868 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), Louisa (born 1877 in Huyton, Lancashire, England), William J (born 1878 in Leigh, Lancashire, England) and Thomas H (born 1881 in Leigh, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Atherton's household

Male

Thomas

Atherton

Head
Female

Sarah

Atherton

Wife
Female

Mary

Atherton

Daughter
Female

Sarah E

Atherton

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Atherton

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Atherton

Daughter
Male

William J

Atherton

Son
Male

Thomas H

Atherton

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Atherton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Whiston, 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

42

1839

Whiston, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Atherton

Wife

Married

27

1854

Huyton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Atherton

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Whiston, Lancashire, England

Sarah E

Atherton

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Clifton, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Atherton

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Louisa

Atherton

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Huyton, Lancashire, England

William J

Atherton

Son

Single

3

1878

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Thomas H

Atherton

Son

Single

0

1881

Leigh, Lancashire, England

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