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Thomas Atherton 1849–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1849

Birth Location: Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Death Date: Apr 1897

Death Location: Wigan, Lancashire, England

Father: Thomas Atherton

Mother: Elizabeth Derbyshire

Spouse(s): Margaret Rigby

Children(s): Helen Atherton, Thomas Atherton, John Atherton, William Atherton, Herbert Atherton, Selina Atherton, Alice Atherton

Thomas Atherton was born in 1849 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England, the child of Thomas Atherton And Elizabeth Derbyshire. In 1881, Thomas Atherton resided in Billinge Chapel End, Lancashire, England. Thomas Atherton married Margaret Rigby, and had children including Alice Atherton, Helen Atherton, Herbert Atherton, John Atherton, Selina Atherton, Thomas Atherton, William Atherton. Thomas Atherton passed away in 1897 in Wigan, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • Thomas Atherton was born in 1849 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England, the child of Thomas Atherton And Elizabeth Derbyshire.
  • In 1881, Thomas Atherton resided in Billinge Chapel End, Lancashire, England.
  • Thomas Atherton married Margaret Rigby, and had children including Alice Atherton, Helen Atherton, Herbert Atherton, John Atherton, Selina Atherton, Thomas Atherton, William Atherton.
  • Thomas Atherton passed away in 1897 in Wigan, Lancashire, England.

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Thomas Atherton's Ancestors

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Thomas Atherton
1849–1897
Birth Place: Pemberton, Lancashire, England
Parents
Thomas Atherton
1818–1866
Pemberton, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth Derbyshire
1819–1881
Pemberton, Lancashire, England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Atherton's Descendants

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Thomas Atherton (1849–Apr 1897) m. Margaret Rigby (Sep 1848–23 Mar 1912)
  1. 1. Helen Atherton 1875–1956 m. William Dixon 1872–1944
    1. 1. Mary (A) Dixon 1909–1998 m. Arthur Case 1904–1989
      1. 1. John (Anthony) Case 1941–2011
    2. 2. Jane Dixon 1900–1928
    3. 3. Robert Dixon 1903–1979
    4. 4. Margaret Dixon 1906–1993
    5. 5. Ann Dixon 1899–1932
    6. 6. Joseph Dixon 1914–1922
  2. 2. Thomas Atherton 1872–1921
  3. 3. John Atherton 1877–1962
  4. 4. William Atherton 1881–1922
  5. 5. Herbert Atherton 1883–1915
  6. 6. Selina Atherton 1887–1946
  7. 7. Alice Atherton 1874–1874

Thomas Atherton's Timeline

5 Records

1849
27 Apr 1849
Birth of Thomas Atherton in Standish, Lancashire, England
Standish, Lancashire, England
1849
1849
Birth of Thomas Atherton in Pemberton, Lancashire, England
Pemberton, Lancashire, England
1881
1881
Age 32
Thomas Atherton resided here in Billinge Chapel End, Lancashire, England
Billinge Chapel End, Lancashire, England
1891
1891
Age 42
Thomas Atherton resided here in Billinge, Billinge, Billinge Chapel End, Lancashire, England
Billinge, Billinge, Billinge Chapel End, Lancashire, England
1897
Apr 1897
Age 48
Death of Thomas Atherton in Wigan, Lancashire, England
Wigan, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1849
    Event Place: Standish, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1849
    Event Place: Pemberton, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Billinge Chapel End, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Billinge, Billinge, Billinge Chapel End, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1897
    Event Place: Wigan, Lancashire, England

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