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Household of Matthew Atkinson (born 1845, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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.

Matthew Atkinson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Atkinson, born in 1845 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 10 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Mary A Atkinson, born in 1847 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; Margaret A (born 1866 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Mary (born 1868 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Ellen (born 1870 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Sarah (born 1874 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Matthew (born 1874 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Fanny (born 1876 in Sunderland, Durham, England), John (born 1878 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Joseph (born 1880 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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Matthew Atkinson's household

Male

Matthew

Atkinson

Head
Female

Mary A

Atkinson

Wife
Female

Margaret A

Atkinson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Atkinson

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Atkinson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Atkinson

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Atkinson

Son
Female

Fanny

Atkinson

Daughter
Male

John

Atkinson

Son
Male

Joseph

Atkinson

Son
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Atkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Atkinson

Head

Married

36

1845

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Mary A

Atkinson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Margaret A

Atkinson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Mary

Atkinson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Ellen

Atkinson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sunderland, Durham, England

Sarah

Atkinson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sunderland, Durham, England

Matthew

Atkinson

Son

Single

7

1874

Sunderland, Durham, England

Fanny

Atkinson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sunderland, Durham, England

John

Atkinson

Son

Single

3

1878

Sunderland, Durham, England

Joseph

Atkinson

Son

Single

1

1880

Sunderland, Durham, England

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