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Household of John Atkinson (born 1821, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Atkinson, born in 1821 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Martha Atkinson, born in 1822 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; John (born 1866 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1860 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Mary Ann O Brien, born in 1835 in Ireland.


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John Atkinson's household

Male

John

Atkinson

Head
Female

Martha

Atkinson

Wife
Male

John

Atkinson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Atkinson

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

O Brien

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Atkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Atkinson

Head

Married

60

1821

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Martha

Atkinson

Wife

Married

59

1822

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

John

Atkinson

Son

Single

15

1866

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Atkinson

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

O Brien

Boarder

Single

46

1835

Ireland

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