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Household of Matthew Atkinson (born 1814, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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.

Matthew Atkinson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Atkinson, born in 1814 in Penrith, Cumberland, consisted of 7 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Mary E Atkinson, born in 1857 in Everton, Northamptonshire, England. They had 1 child; Caroline R, born 1847 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Servant, Amelia L (born 1862 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Matthew's Servant, Sarah (born 1861 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Matthew's Servant, Eliza (born 1864 in Seacombe, Cheshire, England) and Matthew's Servant, William (born 1858 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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Matthew Atkinson's household

Male

Matthew

Atkinson

Head
Female

Mary E

Atkinson

Wife
Female

Caroline R

Banks

Daughter
Female

Amelia L

Garratt

Servant
Female

Sarah

Bateman

Servant
Female

Eliza

Gregson

Servant
Male

William

Green

Servant
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Atkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Penrith, Cumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Atkinson

Head

Married

67

1814

Penrith, Cumberland, England

Mary E

Atkinson

Wife

Married

24

1857

Everton, Northamptonshire, England

Caroline R

Banks

Daughter

Married

34

1847

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Amelia L

Garratt

Servant

Single

19

1862

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Bateman

Servant

Single

20

1861

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Eliza

Gregson

Servant

Single

17

1864

Seacombe, Cheshire, England

William

Green

Servant

Single

23

1858

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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