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Household of Timothy Atherton (born 1829, 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.

Timothy Atherton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Timothy Atherton, born in 1829 in Orrell, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Timothy was the head of the household, married to Sarah Atherton, born in 1832 in Orrell, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1859 in Orrell, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1873 in Orrell, Lancashire, England), John (born 1861 in Orrell, Lancashire, England), James (born 1863 in Orrell, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1866 in Orrell, Lancashire, England) and Hannah (born 1876 in Orrell, Lancashire, England).


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Timothy Atherton's household

Male

Timothy

Atherton

Head
Female

Sarah

Atherton

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Atherton

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Atherton

Daughter
Male

John

Atherton

Son
Male

James

Atherton

Son
Female

Margaret

Atherton

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Atherton

Daughter
First name(s) Timothy
Last name Atherton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Orrell, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Timothy

Atherton

Head

Married

52

1829

Orrell, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Atherton

Wife

Married

49

1832

Orrell, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Atherton

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Orrell, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Atherton

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Orrell, Lancashire, England

John

Atherton

Son

Single

20

1861

Orrell, Lancashire, England

James

Atherton

Son

Single

18

1863

Orrell, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Atherton

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Orrell, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Atherton

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Orrell, Lancashire, England

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