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Household of James Atkinson (born 1852, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lancaster, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Atkinson, born in 1852 in Skerton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Atkinson, born in 1853 in Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Alice (born 1875 in Skerton, Lancashire, England) and Richard (born 1878 in Skerton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother, Jane (born 1813 in Preston, Lancashire, England), James's Brother In Law, James (born 1848 in Lancashire, England), James's Nephew, Thomas (born 1872 in Skerton, Lancashire, England) and James's Nephew, William (born 1875 in Skerton, Lancashire, England).


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James Atkinson's household

Male

James

Atkinson

Head
Female

Sarah A

Atkinson

Wife
Female

Alice

Atkinson

Daughter
Male

Richard

Atkinson

Son
Female

Jane

Warden

Mother
Male

James

Warden

Brother In Law
Male

Thomas

Warden

Nephew
Male

William

Warden

Nephew
First name(s) James
Last name Atkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Skerton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Atkinson

Head

Married

29

1852

Skerton, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Atkinson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Lancashire, England

Alice

Atkinson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Skerton, Lancashire, England

Richard

Atkinson

Son

Single

3

1878

Skerton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Warden

Mother

Widow

68

1813

Preston, Lancashire, England

James

Warden

Brother In Law

Widower

33

1848

Lancashire, England

Thomas

Warden

Nephew

Single

9

1872

Skerton, Lancashire, England

William

Warden

Nephew

Single

6

1875

Skerton, Lancashire, England

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