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Household of William Atherton (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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.

William Atherton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Atherton, born in 1836 in St Helens, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Amelia Atherton, born in 1842 in St Helens, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Henry J (born 1857 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), James (born 1862 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), William (born 1867 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1869 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1873 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Mary A (born 1875 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).


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William Atherton's household

Male

William

Atherton

Head
Female

Amelia

Atherton

Wife
Male

Henry J

Atherton

Son
Male

James

Atherton

Son
Male

William

Atherton

Son
Male

Joseph

Atherton

Son
Male

Thomas

Atherton

Son
Female

Mary A

Atherton

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Atherton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place St Helens, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Atherton

Head

Married

45

1836

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Amelia

Atherton

Wife

Married

39

1842

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Henry J

Atherton

Son

Single

24

1857

St Helens, Lancashire, England

James

Atherton

Son

Single

19

1862

St Helens, Lancashire, England

William

Atherton

Son

Single

14

1867

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Atherton

Son

Single

12

1869

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Atherton

Son

Single

8

1873

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Atherton

Daughter

Single

6

1875

St Helens, Lancashire, England

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