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Household of John Atkinson (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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.

John Atkinson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Atkinson, born in 1837 in Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Alice Atkinson, born in 1841 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Bertha (born 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), George (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Ruth (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Arthur (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Edith (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Samuel (born 1855 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and John's Boarder, Emily (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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John Atkinson's household

Male

John

Atkinson

Head
Female

Alice

Atkinson

Wife
Female

Bertha

Atkinson

Daughter
Male

John

Atkinson

Son
Male

George

Atkinson

Son
Female

Ruth

Atkinson

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Atkinson

Son
Female

Edith

Atkinson

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Sherwin

Boarder
Female

Emily

Goulding

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Atkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Atkinson

Head

Married

44

1837

Lancashire, England

Alice

Atkinson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Bertha

Atkinson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Atkinson

Son

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

George

Atkinson

Son

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ruth

Atkinson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Atkinson

Son

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Edith

Atkinson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Sherwin

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Emily

Goulding

Boarder

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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