Joseph ATHERTON b. Est 1812 Kirkby, Liverpool, Lancashire, England d. 16 Aug 1883 Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Est 1812 - 1883 (~ 71 years)

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Name	Joseph ATHERTON [1]
Born	Est 1812	Kirkby, Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]
Gender	Male
Occupation	Farmer
Died	16 Aug 1883	Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
Person ID	I4903	Atherton One Name Study
Last Modified	4 Sep 2017

Father	Robert ATHERTON, b. 1763, d. 19 Jun 1835, Liverpool, Lancashire, England (Age 72 years)
Mother	Jane C. EAVES, b. Cal 1775, d. 24 Jan 1824, Liverpool, Lancashire, England (Age ~ 49 years)
Married	5 Jan 1790	Liverpool, Lancashire, England
	Liverpool, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1659-1812 Name Robert Atherton Marriage Date 5 Jan 1790 Marriage Parish Toxteth, St James Spouse's Name Jane Eaves Reference Number 283 JAM/3/1
Notes	The Burial place/ of/ Robert and Jane Atherton/ 3Br./ Jane, Wife of the faid Rt Ather/ ton died Jany 24th 1824 Ad 58 Yrs/ The said Robert Atherton de-/ parted this Life on the 19th of/ June 1835 aged 72 Years.
Family ID	F889	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Ann SWIFT, b. Est 1813, Kirkby, Liverpool, Lancashire, England , d. 1 Jan 1886, Ormskirk, Lancashire, England (Age ~ 73 years)

Married 20 Oct 1834 Kirkby, Liverpool, Lancashire, England

From Lancs OPC:
Marriage: 20 Oct 1834 St Chad, Kirkby, Lancashire, England
Joseph Atherton - (X), Farmer of Walton Parish, Simonswood Extraparochial Township
Ann Swift - (X), spinster of Walton Parish, Kirkby Township
Witness: Thos Heyes; Ann Atherton
Married by Banns by: R Cort Minister
Register: Marriages 1813 - 1837, Page 57, Entry 170
Source: LDS Film 1545853

Children

	1. Robert ATHERTON, b. 29 May 1834, Simonswood, Lancashire, England , d. Between Apr 1892 and Jun 1892, Ormskirk, Lancashire, England (Age 57 years)
	2. Thomas ATHERTON, b. 17 Oct 1835, Simonswood, Lancashire, England , d. Sep 1861, Liverpool, Lancashire, England (Age 25 years)
	3. Jane ATHERTON, b. 12 Sep 1837, Simonswood, Lancashire, England , d. May 1838, Simonswood, Lancashire, England (Age 0 years)
	4. Joseph ATHERTON, b. 19 Feb 1839, Simonswood, Lancashire, England
	5. Jane ATHERTON, b. 28 Apr 1841, Simonswood, Lancashire, England
	6. James ATHERTON, b. 16 Feb 1843, Simonswood, Lancashire, England , d. May 1845, Simonswood, Lancashire, England (Age 2 years)
	7. Richard ATHERTON, b. 17 Feb 1845, Simonswood, Lancashire, England , d. 22 Aug 1857, Simonswood, Lancashire, England (Age 12 years)
	8. James ATHERTON, b. 4 Feb 1847, Simonswood, Lancashire, England , d. 17 Mar 1884, Simonswood, Lancashire, England (Age 37 years)
	9. Ann ATHERTON, b. Between Oct 1849 and Dec 1849, Ormskirk, Lancashire, England , d. Between Oct 1849 and Dec 1849, Ormskirk, Lancashire, England (Age ~ 0 years)
	10. Isaac ATHERTON, b. Between Oct 1850 and Dec 1850, Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
	11. Mary Ann ATHERTON, b. Between Apr 1855 and Jun 1855, Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Last Modified 1 Apr 2021

Family ID F1507 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Headstones
Joseph & Ann (Swift) Atherton
With Sons Richard aged 12 and James aged 39

Notes

In the 1841 Census living at Bickerstaffe, Walton on the Hill, Lancs was Joseph Atherton 25 Farmer `Y` to born in County, Ann Atherton 25 Y, Robert Atherton 7 Y, Thomas Atherton 5 Y, Joseph Atherton 2 Y, Jane Atherton 1m Y. Also at home were 3 Servants - James Atherton 20 Y, Thomas Barlow 20 Y, Elizabeth Sefton 15 Y.In the 1851 Census living at Simonswood, Lancs was Joseph Atherton Head M 38 Farmer of 22 acres employing 2 Labourers b. Simonswood, Ann Atherton wife M 37 b. Kirkby Lancs, Robert Atherton Son U 16 b. Simonswood, Thomas Atherton Son 15 b. Simonswood, Joseph Atherton Son 12 b. Simonswood, Jane Atherton Dau 9 b. Simonswood, Richard Atherton Son 6 b. Simonswood, James Atherton Son 4 b. Simonswood, Isaac Athertoon Son 6m b. Simonswood. Also at home were 3 servants - James Barlow U 25, Martha Kirkby 15, Elizabeth Tyrer 12.In the 1861 Census living at Simonswood, Lancs was Joseph Atherton Head M 48 Farmer of 22 acres b. Simonswood, Ann Atherton wife M 447 b. Kirkby Lancs, Joseph Atherton Son Un 22 b. Simonswood, James Atherton Son 14 b. Simonswood, Isaac Atherton Son 10 b. Simonswood, Mary Ann Atherton Dau 6 b. Simonswood. Also at home were 3 servants - Elizabeth Tyrer U 22, Joshua Owen U 1818, John Tyrer 15.In the 1871 Census living at Simonswood, Lancs was Joseph Atherton Head M 58 Farmer of 22 acres b. Simonswood, Ann Atherton wife M 57 b. Kirkby Lancs, James Atherton Son U 24 b. Simonswood, Isaac Atherton Son U 21 b. Simonswoodod, Mary Ann Atherton Dau U 16 b. Simonswood. Also at home was David Caldwell Serv U 21.In the 1881 Census living at Litherlands Farm, Simonswood, Lancs was Joseph Atherton Head M 68 Farmer of 52 acres employing 4 lab b. Simonswood, Ann Atherton Wife M 67 b. Kirkby Lancs, James Atherton Son U 34 b. Simonswood, Isaac Atherton Son U 33 b. Simonswood. Also at home was John Caldwell Grand Son U 18 Farm Servant b. Kirkby and 2 Servants - John Lawrenson U 18, Mary Green 12.

Fallen headstone.

2Br/ The Burial Place/ of Joseph & Ann Atherton/ Richard their Son departed/ this life 22nd of August 1857/ aged 12 years./ "Affictions sore long time he bore/ Physicians were in vain/ But God gave ease when he did please/ And freed him from his pain."/ In Memory of Joseph Atherton/ who died August 16th 1883/ Aged 70 Years./ Also of James Atherton who died/ March 17, 1884 Aged 39 Years./ Also of Ann wife of Joseph Atherton who/ died January 1st 1886 aged 72 Years

Sources
[S84] IGI.
C047631
Christened at St Chad, Kirkby by Melling