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- In the 1841 Census living at Wood Street Hyde Cheshire was Simeon Atherton 25 ? Looker Cotton `N` to born in County, Jane Atherton 25 N, Mary Atherton 9 Y, James Atherton 7 Y, Ellen Atherton 5 Y, Joseph Atherton 4 Y, William Atherton 1 Y. Also at home was Sarah Leigh 20 Cotton Weaver Y. (Comment: There was a Leigh family living with Simeons mother Mary and sister Martha also in Hyde in 1841).Arrived New York on 3 Jul 1849 from Liverpool on board `Constellation` - Mrs Atherton 35, James 15, Ann Atherton 12, Robert Atherton 10, Mary Atherton 9, Alfred Atherton 8, Simeon Atherton 4, Levi Atherton 2In the 1860 US Census living at Little Falls, Herkimer, New York was James Atherton Factory Hand b. England, Mary Atherton 24 b. England, William Atherton 1 b. New York.
From Ancestry - US Civil War Records:
Name: James Atherton
Age at Enlistment: 30
Enlistment Date: 9 Jan 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Little Falls, NY
State Served: New York
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company A, New York 152nd Infantry Regiment on 14 Oct 1862.
Mustered out on 13 Jul 1865 at Munson`s Hill, VA.
Birth Date: abt 1832
Sources: New York: Report of the Adjutant-General
National Archives: Index to Federal Pension RecordsIn the 1880 US Census living at Little Falls, Herkimer, New York was James Atherton 50 Labourer b. England (as were parents), Mary Atherton Wife 48 Keeping House b. Connecticut (as were parents), William Atherton Son 21 Labourer b. New York (parents England/Conn), Sophia Atherton Dau 19 Works in Cotton Mill b. NY (parents Eng/Conn), Edwin Atherton Son 14 Works in Cotton Mill b. NY (parents Eng/Conn), Edward Atherton Son 14 b. NY (parents Eng/Conn), George Atherton Son 12 Works in Cotton Mill b. NY (parents Eng/Conn), Kate Atherton Dau 9 At School b. NY (parents Eng/Conn).In the 1900 US Census living at Little Falls, Herkimer, New York was James Atherton 65 (m. 41 yrs) b. England (as were parents) Immig 1848, Mary Atherton Wife 65 (m. 41 yrs)(6 ch b. alive, 6 still living) b. Connecticut (as were parents), William Atherton Son S 40 Picker Knitting M b. New York (parents England/Conn), Edwin Atherton Son S 30 Carder Knitting Mill b. NY (parents Eng/Conn), George Atherton Son 25[?] Carder Knitting Mill b. NY (parents Eng/Conn).
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