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Household of James Atkinson (born 1829, Westmorland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Weardale, Durham, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Atkinson, born in 1829 in Brough, Westmorland, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Atkinson, born in 1843 in Hawes, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Jane (born 1869 in Woolley, Durham, England), James W (born 1871 in Woolley, Durham, England), Dorothy A (born 1874 in Crook, Durham, England), Emily (born 1877 in Crook, Durham, England), Mary M A (born 1879 in Wolsingham, Durham, England) and Eliza (born 1881 in Wolsingham, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Nephew, John (born 1867 in Westmorland, England) and James's Servant, Jane (born 1863 in Murton, Yorkshire, England).


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James Atkinson's household

Male

James

Atkinson

Head
Female

Jane

Atkinson

Wife
Female

Jane

Atkinson

Daughter
Male

James W

Atkinson

Son
Female

Dorothy A

Atkinson

Daughter
Female

Emily

Atkinson

Daughter
Female

Mary M A

Atkinson

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Atkinson

Daughter
Male

John

Ashbridge

Nephew
Female

Jane

Marshall

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Atkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Brough, Westmorland, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Atkinson

Head

Married

52

1829

Brough, Westmorland, England

Jane

Atkinson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Hawes, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Atkinson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Woolley, Durham, England

James W

Atkinson

Son

Single

10

1871

Woolley, Durham, England

Dorothy A

Atkinson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Crook, Durham, England

Emily

Atkinson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Crook, Durham, England

Mary M A

Atkinson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Wolsingham, Durham, England

Eliza

Atkinson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Wolsingham, Durham, England

John

Ashbridge

Nephew

Single

14

1867

Westmorland, England

Jane

Marshall

Servant

Single

18

1863

Murton, Yorkshire, England

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