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Household of Richard Atkinson (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Atkinson, born in 1841 in Kirkby, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Richard was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; John (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Anne M (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Servant, Dorothy J (born 1845 in Yorkshire, England), Richard's Lodger, Thomas (born 1851 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England) and Richard's Lodger, Mary J (born 1851 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England).


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Richard Atkinson's household

Male

Richard

Atkinson

Head
Male

John

Atkinson

Son
Female

Anne M

Atkinson

Daughter
Female

Dorothy J

Mooney

Servant
Male

Thomas

Clarke

Lodger
Female

Mary J

Clarke

Lodger
First name(s) Richard
Last name Atkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Kirkby, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Atkinson

Head

Widower

40

1841

Kirkby, Yorkshire, England

John

Atkinson

Son

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Anne M

Atkinson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Dorothy J

Mooney

Servant

Single

36

1845

Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Clarke

Lodger

Married

30

1851

Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England

Mary J

Clarke

Lodger

Married

30

1851

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

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