Charles Atherton

Brief Life History of Charles

When Charles Atherton was born on 1 June 1840, in Ashdon, Essex, England, United Kingdom, his father, George Atherton, was 35 and his mother, Mary Ann Ewin, was 37. He married Sarah Radford on 3 January 1862, in Saffron Walden, Essex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Shudy Camps, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom for about 30 years and Horseheath, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom in 1911. He died on 25 August 1917, at the age of 77, and was buried in Horseheath, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Charles Atherton
1840–1917
Sarah Radford
1838–1890
Marriage: 3 January 1862
William Samuel Atherton
1862–1863
Martin Atherton
William Samuel Atherton
Samuel Charles Nailer Atherton
1864–1908
Martin Atherton
1865–
Catherine Atherton
1867–
Thomas Atherton
1870–1958
George Atherton
1871–
Elizabeth Atherton
1875–

Sources (27)

  • Charles Atherton in household of George Atherton, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Charles Atherton, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Charles Atherton, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (6)

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1854 · The Crimean War

The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from a place near Manchester named Atherton, from the Old English personal name Æthelhere + Old English tūn ‘settlement’.

English: habitational name from Hatherton, Staffordshire, from Old English haguthorn + dūn ‘the hill where hawthorn grows’.

English (East Anglia): topographic name from Middle English at ther doune ‘(dweller) on the hill’ (Old English æt thǣre dūne). Through confusion of -don and -ton, Attherdoune was altered to Atherton, Adderton, and Atterton.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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