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James Atherton 1847 – 1884 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Feb 1847

Birth Location: Simonswood, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 17 Mar 1884

Death Location: Kirkby, Lancashire, England

Father: Joseph Atherton

Mother: Ann Swift

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James Atherton was born in 1847 in Simonswood, Lancashire, England, the child of Joseph Atherton and Ann Swift. James Atherton passed away in 1884 in Kirkby, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • James Atherton was born in 1847 in Simonswood, Lancashire, England, the child of Joseph Atherton and Ann Swift.
  • James Atherton passed away in 1884 in Kirkby, Lancashire, England.

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James Atherton's Ancestors

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James Atherton
1847 – 1884
Birth Place: Simonswood, Lancashire, England
Parents
Joseph Atherton
1812 – 1883
Simonswood, Lancashire, England
Ann Swift
1813 – 1886
Kirkby, Lancashire, , England
Grandparents
Robert Atherton
1763 – 1835
Kirkby, Lancashire, England
Jane Eaves
1770 – 1824
Kirkby, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Atherton
1690 –
Margaret
1728 – 1769
Edward Caldwell
1738 – 1799
Elizabeth BIRCH
1747 – 1819
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Atherton
1660 –
Anne Smith
– 1764
William Caldwell
1711 – 1789
Jane Worthington
1700 – 1781

James Atherton's Timeline

2 Records

1847
6 Feb 1847
Birth of James Atherton in Simonswood, Lancashire, England
Simonswood, Lancashire, England
1884
17 Mar 1884
Age 37
Death of James Atherton in Kirkby, Lancashire, England
Kirkby, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Feb 1847
    Event Place: Simonswood, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1884
    Event Place: Kirkby, Lancashire, England

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