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Household of Thomas Atherton (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Atherton, born in 1844 in Horwich, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Atherton, born in 1844 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; James (born 1869 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1873 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1875 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1876 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), John (born 1878 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Herbert (born 1880 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger, Sarah J (born 1857 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Martha E (born 1859 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Atherton's household

Male

Thomas

Atherton

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Atherton

Wife
Male

James

Atherton

Son
Female

Ellen

Atherton

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Atherton

Son
Female

Alice

Atherton

Daughter
Male

John

Atherton

Son
Male

Herbert

Atherton

Son
Female

Sarah J

Coop

Lodger
Female

Martha E

Coop

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

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Atherton

Head

Married

37

1844

Horwich, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Atherton

Wife

Married

37

1844

Bolton, Lancashire, England

James

Atherton

Son

Single

12

1869

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Atherton

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Atherton

Son

Single

6

1875

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Atherton

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bolton, Lancashire, England

John

Atherton

Son

Single

3

1878

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Herbert

Atherton

Son

Single

1

1880

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Sarah J

Coop

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Martha E

Coop

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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