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Household of Mathew Atkinson (born 1833, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, 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.

Mathew Atkinson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mathew Atkinson, born in 1833 in Durham, consisted of 8 members. Mathew was the head of the household, married to Margaret Atkinson, born in 1840 in Offerton, Durham, England. They had 5 children; George (born 1870 in Wheatley Hill, Durham, England), Henry (born 1872 in Wheatley Hill, Durham, England), William (born 1874 in Wheatley Hill, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Durham, England) and Mathew (born 1881 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Mathew's Servant, Mary A Miller, born in 1864 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England.


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Mathew Atkinson's household

Male

Mathew

Atkinson

Head
Female

Margaret

Atkinson

Wife
Male

George

Atkinson

Son
Male

Henry

Atkinson

Son
Male

William

Atkinson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Atkinson

Daughter
Male

Mathew

Atkinson

Son
Female

Mary A

Miller

Servant
First name(s) Mathew
Last name Atkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Mathew

Atkinson

Head

Married

48

1833

Durham, England

Margaret

Atkinson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Offerton, Durham, England

George

Atkinson

Son

Single

11

1870

Wheatley Hill, Durham, England

Henry

Atkinson

Son

Single

9

1872

Wheatley Hill, Durham, England

William

Atkinson

Son

Single

7

1874

Wheatley Hill, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Atkinson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Durham, England

Mathew

Atkinson

Son

Single

0

1881

Durham, England

Mary A

Miller

Servant

Single

17

1864

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

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