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James Atherton 1710–1797 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1710

Birth Location: Wigan, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 18 Apr 1797

Death Location: Wigan, Lancashire, England

Father: Thomas Atherton

Mother: Martha Ashcroft

Spouse(s): Mary Southworth, Mary HURST

Children(s): James Atherton, Ralph Atherton, Hannah Atherton, Thomas Atherton, Mary Atherton, Betty Atherton, Catherine Atherton, Sarah Atherton, Jane Atherton, William Atherton, Henry Atherton, Jane Atherton-

James Atherton was born in 1710 in Wigan, Lancashire, England, the child of Thomas Atherton And Martha Ashcroft. James Atherton married Mary Elizabeth Southworth, Mary Hurst, and had children including Betty Atherton, Catherine Atherton, Hannah Atherton, Henry Atherton, James Atherton, Jane Atherton, John Atherton, Mary Atherton, Ralph Atherton, Sarah Atherton, Thomas Atherton, William Atherton. James Atherton passed away in 1797 in Wigan, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • James Atherton was born in 1710 in Wigan, Lancashire, England, the child of Thomas Atherton And Martha Ashcroft.
  • James Atherton married Mary Elizabeth Southworth, Mary Hurst, and had children including Betty Atherton, Catherine Atherton, Hannah Atherton, Henry Atherton, James Atherton, Jane Atherton, John Atherton, Mary Atherton, Ralph Atherton, Sarah Atherton, Thomas Atherton, William Atherton.
  • James Atherton passed away in 1797 in Wigan, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Atherton
1670–1722
Birth Location: of Pemberton, Wigan, Lancashire, England
TA
Martha Ashcroft
1670–1705
Birth Location: Standish, St. Wilfrid, Lancashire, England
MA

Spouses(s)

Mary Southworth
1705–1808
Birth Location: Culcheth, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
MS
Mary HURST
1699–1808
Birth Location: Saint Nicholas, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
MH

Children(s)

James Atherton
1733–1807
Birth Location: Of Pemberton, Wigan, Lancashire, England
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Ralph Atherton
1731–1812
Birth Location: Wigan, All Saints, Lancashire, England
RA
Hannah Atherton
1735–
Birth Location: Of Pemberton, Wigan, Lancashire, England
HA
Thomas Atherton
1737–
Birth Location: Of Pemberton, Wigan, Lancashire, England
TA
Mary Atherton
1739–
Birth Location: Of Pemberton, Wigan, Lancashire, England
MA
Betty Atherton
1742–1744
Birth Location: Orrell, Wigan, Lancashire, England
BA
Catherine Atherton
1748–1799
Birth Location: Orrell, Wigan, Lancashire, England
CA
Sarah Atherton
1751–
Birth Location: Orrell, Wigan, Lancashire, England
SA
Jane Atherton
1743–1756
Birth Location: Pemberton Wigan Lancs
JA
William Atherton
1733–
Birth Location: –
WA
Henry Atherton
1734–
Birth Location: –
HA
Jane Atherton-
1733–1781
Birth Location: Wigan
JA

James Atherton's Ancestors

Self
James Atherton
1710–1797
Birth Place: Wigan, Lancashire, England
Parents
Thomas Atherton
1670–1722
of Pemberton, Wigan, Lancashire, England
Martha Ashcroft
1670–1705
Standish, St. Wilfrid, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Jeffrey Atherton
1643–1722
Of Pemberton, Wigan, Lancashire, England
Jane Darbyshire
1641–1679
Of Pemberton, Wigan, Lancashire, England
William Ashcroft
1655–1722
Walton On The Hill, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Mary Sefton
1655–1724
St. Mary's, Walton-on-the-Hill, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Henry Atherton
1615–1645
Margrett Nightingale
1615–1686
William Darbishire
1610–1706
Ales Smashe
1610–1707
Edward Ashcrofte
1610–1680
Mary Hipwood
1610–1685
William Sefton
1630–
Sarah Marshe
1633–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Godfrey Atherton
1581–1616
Ellen Lancaster
1584–
Richard Nightgale
1600–1655
Hellena Bibbie
1600–1623
John Darbishire
1595–1701
Ellen Platt
1599–1637
William Ashcroft
1570–1635
Margaret Longe
1574–1614
Robert Hopwood
1582–1639
Sarah Baldwin
1584–1642
William Sefton
1709–
Margery Howden
1712–
Catherin Lightfoot
1612–

James Atherton's Descendants

1.
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James Atherton (1710–18 Apr 1797) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Southworth (1705–2 May 1808) m. Mary HURST (28 Dec 1699–2 May 1808)
  1. 1. James Atherton 1733–1807 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Astley 1735–1812
    1. 1. Thomas Atherton 1757–1794 m. Mary (Lord) Atherton 1763–1836
      1. 1. James Atherton 1804–1840
      2. 2. John Atherton 1807–1789
      3. 3. Thomas Atherton 1802–1792
      4. 4. Nanny Atherton 1792–
      5. 5. Elizabeth Atherton 1798–
      6. 6. Peter Atherton 1808–1862
      7. 7. Thomas Atherton 1805–
      8. 8. Mary Atherton 1806–1864
    2. 2. Sally Atherton 1764–
    3. 3. Betty Atherton 1754–1821
    4. 4. Sarah Atherton 1760–1763
    5. 5. Peggy Atherton 1773–1774
    6. 6. Ellen Atherton 1775–
  2. 2. Ralph Atherton 1731–1812 m. Jane ('Nancy') Hall 1733–1769
    1. 1. Jane ("Jinny") Atherton 1755–1840 m. Simon Walsh 1754–1853 m. George Fairhurst 1754–1841 m. George Fairhurst 1754–1841
      1. 1. Nanny Fairhurst 1788–
      2. 2. Deborah Fairhurst 1793–1873
      3. 3. Peggy Fairhurst 1797–
      4. 4. Ellen Fairhurst 1782–1784
      5. 5. Ellen Fairhurst 1795–
      6. 6. John Fairhurst 1799–
      7. 7. Mary Fairhurst 1790–
      8. 8. Robert Atherton 1793–1854 m. Isabella Britton 1795–1868
        1. 1. Charlotte Atherton 1831–1905 m. Thomas (Smith [ A Handloom Silk) Weaver] 1830–1831
        2. 2. Benjamin Atherton 1827–1828
        3. 3. Benjamin Atherton 1833–1894
        4. 4. William Atherton 1819–1864
        5. 5. Elizabeth Atherton 1815–1822
        6. 6. Robert Atherton 1825–1887
        7. 7. Samuel Atherton 1836–1854
        8. 8. Thomas Atherton 1817–1862 m. Elizabeth Shuttleworth 1814–1892
        9. 9. Jane Atherton 1820–1884
        10. 10. Elizabeth Atherton 1822–1822
        11. 11. James Atherton 1823–1881
      9. 9. Thomas Fairhurst 1786–1870
      10. 10. Deborah Fairhurst 1793–1873
      11. 11. James Fairhurst 1777–
        1. 1. Thomas Fairhurst 1800– m. Elizabeth Barton 1800–1864
        2. 2. Thomas FAIRHURST 1800–
      12. 12. Peter Fairhurst 1780–1869
      13. 13. Barton Fairhurst 1781–1859
      14. 14. Betty Fairhurst 1784–1865
      15. 15. Ann ((Nanny)) Fairhurst 1788–1861
        1. 1. William Bains 1808–
        2. 2. Elizth Baynes 1824–
      16. 16. Ellen Fairhurst 1795–
      17. 17. Margaret ((Peggy)) Fairhurst 1797–1798
      18. 18. John Fairhurst 1799–1878
      19. 19. Lawrance Fairhurst 1782–1854
        1. 1. John Fairhurst 1806–
        2. 2. Ann Fairhurst 1803–
        3. 3. Jane Fairhurst 1807–
        4. 4. Mary Fairhurst 1809–
      20. 20. George Fairhurst 1785–
      21. 21. Mary Fairhurst 1790–1869
      22. 22. NANNY ((ANN)) FAIRHURST 1788–1861
      23. 23. Deborah Fairhurst 1793–1873
    2. 2. Mary Atherton 1752–1831
  3. 3. Hannah Atherton 1735–
  4. 4. Thomas Atherton 1737–
  5. 5. Mary Atherton 1739–
  6. 6. Betty Atherton 1742–1744
  7. 7. Catherine Atherton 1748–1799
  8. 8. Sarah Atherton 1751–
  9. 9. Jane Atherton 1743–1756
  10. 10. William Atherton 1733–
  11. 11. Henry Atherton 1734–
  12. 12. Jane Atherton- 1733–1781

James Atherton's Timeline

5 Records

1710
1710
Birth of James Atherton in Wigan, Lancashire, England
Wigan, Lancashire, England
1787
1787
Age 77
Death of James Atherton in Longton, Lancashire, England
Longton, Lancashire, England
1797
18 Apr 1797
Age 87
Burial of James Atherton in Wigan, Lancashire, England
Wigan, Lancashire, England
1853
27 Feb 1853
Age 143
James Atherton was baptized in Ashford, Kent, England
Ashford, Kent, England
1895
April 1895
Age 185
James Atherton was married in Wigan, Lancashire
Wigan, Lancashire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1710
    Event Place: Wigan, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Births and Christenings
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 27 Feb 1853
    Event Place: Ashford, Kent, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: April 1895
    Event Place: Wigan, Lancashire
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Winwick, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1787
    Event Place: Longton, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1797
    Event Place: Wigan, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
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