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Household of William Athorn (born 1851, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, 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 Athorn and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Athorn, born in 1851 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Patience Athorn, born in 1855 in Netherton, Worcestershire, England. They had 4 children; Edward (born 1876 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), Sarah Ann (born 1878 in Barrow, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1880 in Barrow, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother In Law, Mary Ann (born 1831 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England), William's Brother In Law, John (born 1858 in Netherton, Worcestershire, England), William's Brother In Law, William (born 1859 in Netherton, Worcestershire, England) and William's Sister In Law, Sarah E M (born 1865 in Netherton, Worcestershire, England).


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William Athorn's household

Male

William

Athorn

Head
Female

Patience

Athorn

Wife
Male

Edward

Athorn

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Athorn

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ann

Athorn

Daughter
Male

William

Athorn

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Boot

Mother In Law
Male

John

Boot

Brother In Law
Male

William

Boot

Brother In Law
Female

Sarah E M

Boot

Sister In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Athorn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Athorn

Head

Married

30

1851

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Patience

Athorn

Wife

Married

26

1855

Netherton, Worcestershire, England

Edward

Athorn

Son

Single

5

1876

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Athorn

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ann

Athorn

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Barrow, Lancashire, England

William

Athorn

Son

Single

1

1880

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Boot

Mother In Law

Married

50

1831

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

John

Boot

Brother In Law

Single

23

1858

Netherton, Worcestershire, England

William

Boot

Brother In Law

Single

22

1859

Netherton, Worcestershire, England

Sarah E M

Boot

Sister In Law

Single

16

1865

Netherton, Worcestershire, England

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