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Household of Thomas Atherton (born 1844)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camlachie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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 1844 in , consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Atherton, born in 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Martha (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Joseph (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Martha (born 1823 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Thomas's Boarder, Duncan (born 1863 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Thomas's Adopted Son, Robert (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Atherton's household

Male

Thomas

Atherton

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Atherton

Wife
Female

Martha

Atherton

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Atherton

Son
Female

Martha

Lowrie

Boarder
Male

Duncan

Paul

Boarder
Male

Robert

Wilson

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

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Atherton

Head

Married

37

1844

England

Elizabeth

Atherton

Wife

Married

35

1846

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martha

Atherton

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joseph

Atherton

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martha

Lowrie

Boarder

Widow

58

1823

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Duncan

Paul

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Wilson

Adopted Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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