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Household of Martha Atkinson (born 1829, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Weardale, 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.

Martha Atkinson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Martha Atkinson, born in 1829 in Durham, consisted of 8 members. Martha was the head of the household, widow. She had 5 children; Emerson (born 1854 in Stanhope, Durham, England), Page (born 1857 in Stanhope, Durham, England), Mary H (born 1863 in Stanhope, Durham, England), John (born 1865 in Stanhope, Durham, England) and Elizabeth (born 1867 in Stanhope, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Martha's Lodger, Robert (born 1832 in Ireland) and Martha's Lodger, John (born 1826 in Ireland).


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Martha Atkinson's household

Female

Martha

Atkinson

Head
Male

Emerson

Atkinson

Son
Male

Page

Atkinson

Son
Female

Mary H

Atkinson

Daughter
Male

John

Atkinson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Atkinson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Corrigan

Lodger
Male

John

Cushlay

Lodger
First name(s) Martha
Last name Atkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Martha

Atkinson

Head

Widow

52

1829

Durham, England

Emerson

Atkinson

Son

Single

27

1854

Stanhope, Durham, England

Page

Atkinson

Son

Single

24

1857

Stanhope, Durham, England

Mary H

Atkinson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Stanhope, Durham, England

John

Atkinson

Son

Single

16

1865

Stanhope, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Atkinson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Stanhope, Durham, England

Robert

Corrigan

Lodger

Married

49

1832

Ireland

John

Cushlay

Lodger

Single

55

1826

Ireland

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