Lt Edward ATHERTON, MC

1892 - 1919  (~ 26 years)

• Name	Edward ATHERTON
  Prefix	Lt
  Suffix	MC
  Born	Between Oct 1892 and Dec 1892	Warrington, Lancashire, England
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Army Officer
  Died	18 Feb 1919	Warrington, Lancashire, England
  Person ID	I4378	Atherton One Name Study
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2018

  
  

  Father	John ATHERTON,   b. Between Jul 1859 and Sep 1859, Rixton, Lancashire, England ,   d. Between Oct 1923 and Dec 1923, Warrington, Lancashire, England  (Age ~ 64 years)
  Mother	Louisa MARSLAND,   b. Est 1856, Dunham, Cheshire, England ,   d. Between Jul 1935 and Sep 1935, Newton le Willows, Lancashire, England  (Age ~ 79 years)
  Married	31 Mar 1879	Warrington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
  	Address: St Elphin
  	LOPC: Marriage: 31 Mar 1879 St Elphin, Warrington, Lancs. John Atherton - 20, Farmer, Bachelor, Rixton Louisa Marsland - 22, Spinster, Rixton     Groom's Father: Edward Atherton, Farmer     Bride's Father: Edward Marsland, (deceased), Farmer     Witness: William Marsland; Lydia Holland     Married by Banns by: Thomas Lindsay     Register: Marriages 1877 - 1881, Page 131, Entry 261     Source: Original Parish Register England Marriages 1538-1973 Transcription First name(s) Louisa Last name Marsland Name note - Age 22 Marriage year 1879 Marriage date 31 Mar 1879 Marriage place Warrington Father's first name(s) Edward Father's last name Marsland Spouse's first name(s) John Spouse's last name Atherton Spouse's father's first name(s) Edward Spouse's father's last name Atherton Residence Warrington, Lancashire, England County Lancashire Country England Record set England Marriages 1538-1973 Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Marriages & divorces Collections from Great Britain
  Family ID	F1187	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mabel Eliza DRINKWATER,   b. Est 1892, Horwich, Lancashire, England ,   d. 29 Apr 1970, Blackpool, Lancashire, England  (Age ~ 78 years)
  Married	Between Apr 1916 and Jun 1916	Bolton, Lancashire, England
  Children	1. Edward John Marsland ATHERTON,   b. Between Jan 1917 and Mar 1917, Warrington, Lancashire, England ,   d. 25 Mar 1941, WW2  (Age ~ 24 years)   2. Eileen M ATHERTON
  Last Modified	1 Apr 2021
  Family ID	F3139	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones		Edward Atherton 1892-1919 with Son Edward J M Atherton RAF 1917-1941 and wife and mother Mabel Eliza (Drinkwater) Atherton 1892-1970
  		James Atherton 1866-1896 With Nephew Lt Edward Atherton MC and wife Mabel. Brother John Atherton and his wife Louisa

  
  

• Notes

  In the 1901 Census living at Dam Lane, Rixton, Lancs was John Atherton Head M 41 Farmer b. Rixton, Louisa Atherton Wife M 43 b. Dunham Cheshire, Martha A Atherton Dau S 20 Dressmaker b. Rixton, Alice G Atherton Dau S 17 Pupil Teacher(?) b. Rixton, Emma Atherton Dau 14 Pupil Teacher b. Rixton, Sarah E Atherton Dau 13 Milliner (Apprentice) b. Rixton, Bertha Atherton Dau 11 b. Rixton, Hilda Atherton Dau 8 b. Rixton, Edward Atherton Son 8 b. Rixton, John Atherton Son 6 b. Rixton, Joseph Atherton Son 5 b. Rixton, Iva W Atherton Dau 3 b. Rixton. In the 1911 Census living at Dam Lane Rixton Lancs was John Atherton Head M 55 Farmer b. Rixton, Louisa Atherton Wife M (32 years) 54 (11 Ch b. alive, 11 still living) b. Dunham Cheshire, Martha Ann Atherton Dau S 30 Dressmaker b. Rixton, Alice Gertrude Atherton Dau S 27 At home b. Rixton, Emma Atherton Dau S 24 At home b. Rixton, Sarah Ellen Atherton Dau S 23 Milliner b. Rixton, Bertha Atherton Dau S 21 Dressmaker b. Rixton, Hilda Atherton Dau S 18 Dressmaker b. Rixton, Edward Atherton Son S 18 Insurance Clerk b. Rixton, John Atherton Son 16 Farmers Son working on Farm b. Rixton, William Joseph Atherton Son 15 School b. Rixton, Iva Wilhelmina Atherton Dau 13 School b. Rixton. From CWG: ATHERTON, E Rank:Lieutenant Date of Death:18/02/1919 Age:26 Regiment/Service:Machine Gun Corps and 6th Bn. Manchester RegimentAwards: M C Grave Reference: New. 8. Cemetery:HOLLINFARE CEMETERY Additional Information:Son of John and Louisa Atherton, of Townley Brow Farm, Rixton; husband of Mabel Eliza Atherton, of 60, Chorley New Rd., Horwich. From Find a Grave: Edward Atherton Birth: 1893 Rixton with Glazebrook Warrington Unitary Authority Cheshire, England Death: Feb. 18, 1919 Lieutenant, Machine Gun Corps and Manchester Regiment. Awarded Military Cross. Age :26 Son of John and Louisa Atherton, of Townley Brow Farm, Rixton. Husband of Mabel Eliza (nee Drinkwater) Atherton, of 60, Chorley New Rd., Horwich. Married Holy Trinity church, Horwich, 1916. Burial: Hollinfare Cemetery Rixton with Glazebrook Warrington Unitary Authority Cheshire, England Plot: New. 8. Edit Virtual Cemetery info [?] Created by: Peter Lucas Record added: Jul 03, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 39008635