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Household of Walter Atherton (born 1811, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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.
Walter Atherton and 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Atherton, born in 1811 in Salesbury, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Ann Atherton, born in 1809 in Salesbury, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Thomas (born 1839 in Salesbury, Lancashire, England), William (born 1864 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Walter (born 1866 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Isabella (born 1869 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1872 in Preston, Lancashire, England), John (born 1875 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Nancy (born 1881 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Walter's Lodger Head, Robert Moxham, born in 1841 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England.
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Walter Atherton's household
Walter
Atherton
Head
Ann
Atherton
Wife
Thomas
Atherton
Son
Robert
Moxham
Lodger Head
Margaret
Moxham
Wife
William
Moxham
Son
Walter
Moxham
Son
Isabella
Moxham
Daughter
Richard
Moxham
Son
John
Moxham
Son
Nancy
Moxham
Daughter
| First name(s) | Walter |
| Last name | Atherton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 70 |
| Birth year | 1811 |
| Birth place | Salesbury, Lancashire, England |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Walter | Atherton | Head | Married | 70 | 1811 | Salesbury, Lancashire, England | |
Ann | Atherton | Wife | Married | 72 | 1809 | Salesbury, Lancashire, England | |
Thomas | Atherton | Son | Single | 42 | 1839 | Salesbury, Lancashire, England | |
Robert | Moxham | Lodger Head | Married | 40 | 1841 | Kirkham, Lancashire, England | |
Margaret | Moxham | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Salesbury, Lancashire, England | |
William | Moxham | Son | Single | 17 | 1864 | Preston, Lancashire, England | |
Walter | Moxham | Son | Single | 15 | 1866 | Preston, Lancashire, England | |
Isabella | Moxham | Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | Preston, Lancashire, England | |
Richard | Moxham | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Preston, Lancashire, England | |
John | Moxham | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Preston, Lancashire, England | |
Nancy | Moxham | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Preston, Lancashire, England |
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