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Household of James Atkinson (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edmonton, Middlesex, 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.

James Atkinson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Atkinson, born in 1847 in Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Emily Atkinson, born in 1849 in Islington, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Joseph (born 1876 in Peckham, Surrey, England), Mabel (born 1877 in Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England) and Florence (born 1880 in Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother In Law, Mary (born 1819 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and James's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1863 in Breconshire, Wales).


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James Atkinson's household

Male

James

Atkinson

Head
Female

Emily

Atkinson

Wife
Male

Joseph

Atkinson

Son
Female

Mabel

Atkinson

Daughter
Female

Florence

Atkinson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Griner

Mother In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Lewis

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Atkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Atkinson

Head

Married

34

1847

Lancashire, England

Emily

Atkinson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Islington, Middlesex, England

Joseph

Atkinson

Son

Single

5

1876

Peckham, Surrey, England

Mabel

Atkinson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England

Florence

Atkinson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England

Mary

Griner

Mother In Law

Widow

62

1819

Chester, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Lewis

Servant

Single

18

1863

Breconshire, Wales

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