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Household of John Atkinson (born 1851, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Atkinson, born in 1851 in Ulverston, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Dorothy J Atkinson, born in 1850 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; John (born 1880 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1881 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Nurse, Ann (born 1826 in Kiplin, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1861 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England), John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1862 in Colton, Lancashire, England) and John's Servant, Margaret Ann (born 1867 in Colton, Lancashire, England).


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John Atkinson's household

Male

John

Atkinson

Head
Female

Dorothy J

Atkinson

Wife
Male

John

Atkinson

Son
Male

James

Atkinson

Son
Female

Ann

Lowe

Nurse
Female

Elizabeth

Denney

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Burns

Servant
Female

Margaret Ann

Burns

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Atkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Atkinson

Head

Married

30

1851

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Dorothy J

Atkinson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

John

Atkinson

Son

Single

1

1880

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

James

Atkinson

Son

Single

0

1881

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Ann

Lowe

Nurse

Married

55

1826

Kiplin, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Denney

Servant

Single

20

1861

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Burns

Servant

Single

19

1862

Colton, Lancashire, England

Margaret Ann

Burns

Servant

Single

14

1867

Colton, Lancashire, England

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