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Household of Thomas Atherton (born 1819, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, 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 1819 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Hannah Atherton, born in 1815 in Cheshire, England. They had 2 grandchildren; Hannah (born 1865 in Cheshire, England) and John (born 1875 in Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Brother In Law, Wright (born 1834 in Cheshire, England), Thomas's Lodger, Mark (born 1823 in Cheshire, England), Thomas's Lodger, John (born 1824 in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland), Thomas's Lodger, Richard (born 1831 in Stockport, Cheshire, England) and Thomas's Lodger, James (born 1843 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Atherton's household

Male

Thomas

Atherton

Head
Female

Hannah

Atherton

Wife
Female

Hannah

Atherton

Grand Daughter
Male

John

Bradshaw

Grand Son
Male

Wright

Hill

Brother In Law
Male

Mark

Shepley

Lodger
Male

John

Morgan

Lodger
Male

Richard

Mills

Lodger
Male

James

Bancroft

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Atherton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Wigan, 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

62

1819

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Atherton

Wife

Married

66

1815

Cheshire, England

Hannah

Atherton

Grand Daughter

Single

16

1865

Cheshire, England

John

Bradshaw

Grand Son

Single

6

1875

Cheshire, England

Wright

Hill

Brother In Law

Single

47

1834

Cheshire, England

Mark

Shepley

Lodger

Widower

58

1823

Cheshire, England

John

Morgan

Lodger

Married

57

1824

Belfast, Antrim, Ireland

Richard

Mills

Lodger

Single

50

1831

Stockport, Cheshire, England

James

Bancroft

Lodger

Married

38

1843

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

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