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Household of William Atherton (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Atherton, born in 1841 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Atherton, born in 1843 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Archibald (born 1863 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1861 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Daniel (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Levi (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Ann Jones, born in 1801 in Appleby, Cumberland, England.


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William Atherton's household

Male

William

Atherton

Head
Female

Ann

Atherton

Wife
Male

Archibald

Atherton

Son
Female

Ann

Atherton

Daughter
Male

Daniel

Atherton

Son
Female

Margaret

Atherton

Daughter
Male

William

Atherton

Son
Female

Sarah

Atherton

Daughter
Male

Levi

Atherton

Son
Female

Ann

Jones

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Atherton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Atherton

Head

Married

40

1841

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ann

Atherton

Wife

Married

38

1843

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Archibald

Atherton

Son

Single

18

1863

Salford, Lancashire, England

Ann

Atherton

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Daniel

Atherton

Son

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Atherton

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Atherton

Son

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Atherton

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Levi

Atherton

Son

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ann

Jones

Boarder

Widow

80

1801

Appleby, Cumberland, England

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