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Household of John Atkinson (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Driffield, 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 15 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Atkinson, born in 1840 in Sledmere, Yorkshire, consisted of 16 members. John was the head of the household, married to Marion Atkinson, born in 1848 in North Grimston, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Bertha Fanny (born 1869 in Helperthorpe, Yorkshire, England), John Smailey (born 1872 in Helperthorpe, Yorkshire, England), Thomas C (born 1874 in Helperthorpe, Yorkshire, England), Emiline (born 1876 in Helperthorpe, Yorkshire, England), Frederick (born 1878 in Helperthorpe, Yorkshire, England), Arthur (born 1880 in Helperthorpe, Yorkshire, England) and Maria L (born 1857 in North Grimston, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Harriet (born 1863 in Settrington, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1865 in Weaverthorpe, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Richard (born 1860 in Langton, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, William (born 1859 in Fridaythorpe, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Peter (born 1866 in Thwing, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, William (born 1866 in West Lutton, Yorkshire, England) and John's Servant, George (born 1864 in Fridaythorpe, Yorkshire, England).


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John Atkinson's household

Male

John

Atkinson

Head
Female

Marion

Atkinson

Wife
Female

Bertha Fanny

Atkinson

Daughter
Male

John Smailey

Atkinson

Son
Male

Thomas C

Atkinson

Son
Female

Emiline

Atkinson

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Atkinson

Son
Male

Arthur

Atkinson

Son
Female

Maria L

Fisher

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Richardson

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Mackinan

Servant
Male

Richard

Milnes

Servant
Male

William

Towse

Servant
Male

Peter

Sawdon

Servant
Male

William

Berriman

Servant
Male

George

Walker

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Atkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Sledmere, Yorkshire, England

Household members (16 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John

Atkinson

Head

Married

41

1840

Sledmere, Yorkshire, England

Marion

Atkinson

Wife

Married

33

1848

North Grimston, Yorkshire, England

Bertha Fanny

Atkinson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Helperthorpe, Yorkshire, England

John Smailey

Atkinson

Son

Single

9

1872

Helperthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Thomas C

Atkinson

Son

Single

7

1874

Helperthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Emiline

Atkinson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Helperthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Frederick

Atkinson

Son

Single

3

1878

Helperthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Atkinson

Son

Single

1

1880

Helperthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Maria L

Fisher

Daughter

Single

24

1857

North Grimston, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Richardson

Servant

Single

18

1863

Settrington, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Mackinan

Servant

Single

16

1865

Weaverthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Richard

Milnes

Servant

Single

21

1860

Langton, Yorkshire, England

William

Towse

Servant

Single

22

1859

Fridaythorpe, Yorkshire, England

Peter

Sawdon

Servant

Single

15

1866

Thwing, Yorkshire, England

William

Berriman

Servant

Single

15

1866

West Lutton, Yorkshire, England

George

Walker

Servant

Single

17

1864

Fridaythorpe, Yorkshire, England

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