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Household of John Atkinson (born 1836, Westmorland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in York, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Atkinson, born in 1836 in Kendal, Westmorland, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Theresa M Atkinson, born in 1844 in Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Ellen (born 1860 in York, Yorkshire, England), John G (born 1873 in York, Yorkshire, England), Edith (born 1878 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Gibson (born 1879 in York, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Farther, William (born 1802 in Kendal, Westmorland, England) and John's Servant, Harriet (born 1864 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).


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John Atkinson's household

Male

John

Atkinson

Head
Female

Theresa M

Atkinson

Wife
Male

William

Atkinson

Farther
Female

Ellen

Atkinson

Daughter
Male

John G

Atkinson

Son
Female

Edith

Atkinson

Daughter
Male

Gibson

Atkinson

Son
Female

Harriet

Precious

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Atkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Kendal, Westmorland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Atkinson

Head

Married

45

1836

Kendal, Westmorland, England

Theresa M

Atkinson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Yorkshire, England

William

Atkinson

Farther

Widower

79

1802

Kendal, Westmorland, England

Ellen

Atkinson

Daughter

Single

21

1860

York, Yorkshire, England

John G

Atkinson

Son

Single

8

1873

York, Yorkshire, England

Edith

Atkinson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

York, Yorkshire, England

Gibson

Atkinson

Son

Single

2

1879

York, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Precious

Servant

Single

17

1864

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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