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Household of Abraham Atkinson (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, Lancashire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Abraham Atkinson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abraham Atkinson, born in 1845 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Abraham was the head of the household, married to Ellen Atkinson, born in 1846 in Heywood, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; James (born 1869 in Hopwood, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1873 in Hopwood, Lancashire, England), George (born 1876 in Hopwood, Lancashire, England) and Sarah (born 1880 in Hopwood, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Abraham's Boarder, Keria (born 1838 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England) and Abraham's Boarder, Han'H (born 1859 in Hollinwood, Lancashire, England).


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Abraham Atkinson's household

Male

Abraham

Atkinson

Head
Female

Ellen

Atkinson

Wife
Male

James

Atkinson

Son
Female

Martha

Atkinson

Daughter
Male

George

Atkinson

Son
Female

Sarah

Atkinson

Daughter
Female

Keria

Atkinson

Boarder
Female

Han'H

Crossley

Boarder
First name(s) Abraham
Last name Atkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abraham

Atkinson

Head

Married

36

1845

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Atkinson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Heywood, Lancashire, England

James

Atkinson

Son

Single

12

1869

Hopwood, Lancashire, England

Martha

Atkinson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Hopwood, Lancashire, England

George

Atkinson

Son

Single

5

1876

Hopwood, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Atkinson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Hopwood, Lancashire, England

Keria

Atkinson

Boarder

Single

43

1838

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Han'H

Crossley

Boarder

Married

22

1859

Hollinwood, Lancashire, England

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