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Household of Richard Atkinson (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, 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.

Richard Atkinson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Atkinson, born in 1836 in Chorley, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Margaret Atkinson, born in 1835 in Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; James (born 1858 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), William (born 1861 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth Ann (born 1866 in Adlington, Lancashire, England), Isaac (born 1869 in Adlington, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1872 in Adlington, Lancashire, England) and Richard (born 1875 in Adlington, Lancashire, England).


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Richard Atkinson's household

Male

Richard

Atkinson

Head
Female

Margaret

Atkinson

Wife
Male

James

Atkinson

Son
Male

William

Atkinson

Son
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Atkinson

Daughter
Male

Isaac

Atkinson

Son
Female

Jane

Atkinson

Daughter
Male

Richard

Atkinson

Son
First name(s) Richard
Last name Atkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Chorley, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Atkinson

Head

Married

45

1836

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Atkinson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Lancashire, England

James

Atkinson

Son

Single

23

1858

Chorley, Lancashire, England

William

Atkinson

Son

Single

20

1861

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Atkinson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Adlington, Lancashire, England

Isaac

Atkinson

Son

Single

12

1869

Adlington, Lancashire, England

Jane

Atkinson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Adlington, Lancashire, England

Richard

Atkinson

Son

Single

6

1875

Adlington, Lancashire, England

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