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Household of John Atkinson (born 1831, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Atkinson, born in 1831 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, single. He had 2 children; William (born 1880 in Ackton, Yorkshire, England) and Joe (born 1881 in Ackton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Sarah (born 1808 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), John's Boarder, George (born 1845 in Normanton, Yorkshire, England), John's Boarder, Martha (born 1859 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England) and John's Niece, Annie (born 1874 in Snydale, Yorkshire, England).


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John Atkinson's household

Male

John

Atkinson

Head
Female

Sarah

Atkinson

Mother
Male

George

Atkinson

Boarder
Female

Martha

Atkinson

Boarder
Male

William

Atkinson

Son
Male

Joe

Atkinson

Son
Female

Annie

Atkinson

Niece
First name(s) John
Last name Atkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Atkinson

Head

Single

50

1831

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Atkinson

Mother

Widow

73

1808

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

George

Atkinson

Boarder

Married

36

1845

Normanton, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Atkinson

Boarder

Married

22

1859

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

William

Atkinson

Son

Single

1

1880

Ackton, Yorkshire, England

Joe

Atkinson

Son

Single

0

1881

Ackton, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Atkinson

Niece

Single

7

1874

Snydale, Yorkshire, England

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