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Household of James Atkinson (born 1841, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Atkinson, born in 1841 in Styal, Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Eliza Atkinson, born in 1849 in Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1874 in Scotland), Alexander C (born 1876 in Scotland) and Edith M (born 1879 in Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Annie Machin, born in 1866 in Wellington, Shropshire, England.


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James Atkinson's household

Male

James

Atkinson

Head
Female

Eliza

Atkinson

Wife
Male

William

Atkinson

Son
Male

Alexander C

Atkinson

Son
Female

Edith M

Atkinson

Daughter
Female

Annie

Machin

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Atkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Styal, Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Atkinson

Head

Married

40

1841

Styal, Cheshire, England

Eliza

Atkinson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Scotland

William

Atkinson

Son

Single

7

1874

Scotland

Alexander C

Atkinson

Son

Single

5

1876

Scotland

Edith M

Atkinson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Scotland

Annie

Machin

Servant

Single

15

1866

Wellington, Shropshire, England

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