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Household of John Atkinson (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, 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 1840 in Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah Atkinson, born in 1842 in St Bees, Cumberland, England. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1866 in Hale, Cumberland, England), John (born 1871 in St Bees, Cumberland, England), James (born 1873 in St Bees, Cumberland, England), Joseph (born 1877 in Wrekenton, Durham, England), Frederick (born 1879 in Wrekenton, Durham, England) and Walter (born 1881 in Sheriff Hill, Durham, England).


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John Atkinson's household

Male

John

Atkinson

Head
Female

Hannah

Atkinson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Atkinson

Daughter
Male

John

Atkinson

Son
Male

James

Atkinson

Son
Male

Joseph

Atkinson

Son
Male

Frederick

Atkinson

Son
Male

Walter

Atkinson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Atkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place 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

41

1840

Lancashire, England

Hannah

Atkinson

Wife

Married

39

1842

St Bees, Cumberland, England

Elizabeth

Atkinson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Hale, Cumberland, England

John

Atkinson

Son

Single

10

1871

St Bees, Cumberland, England

James

Atkinson

Son

Single

8

1873

St Bees, Cumberland, England

Joseph

Atkinson

Son

Single

4

1877

Wrekenton, Durham, England

Frederick

Atkinson

Son

Single

2

1879

Wrekenton, Durham, England

Walter

Atkinson

Son

Single

0

1881

Sheriff Hill, Durham, England

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