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Household of James Atkinson (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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.

James Atkinson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Atkinson, born in 1847 in Holcombe, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Atkinson, born in 1854 in Kelsall, Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; Mary Jane (born 1876 in Radcliffe, Lancashire, England) and Martha Elizth (born 1879 in Radcliffe, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, Jonathan Hurst, born in 1859 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.


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James Atkinson's household

Male

James

Atkinson

Head
Female

Mary

Atkinson

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Atkinson

Daughter
Female

Martha Elizth

Atkinson

Daughter
Male

Jonathan

Hurst

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

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Atkinson

Head

Married

34

1847

Holcombe, Lancashire, England

Mary

Atkinson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Kelsall, Cheshire, England

Mary Jane

Atkinson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Radcliffe, Lancashire, England

Martha Elizth

Atkinson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Radcliffe, Lancashire, England

Jonathan

Hurst

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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