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Household of Richard Atkinson (born 1804, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1804 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Richard was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; John (born 1854 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1859 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1863 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England) and Henry (born 1866 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Boarder Head, Jane Birkby, born in 1831 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England.


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Richard Atkinson's household

Male

Richard

Atkinson

Head
Female

Jane

Birkby

Boarder Head
Male

John

Birkby

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Birkby

Daughter
Male

William

Birkby

Son
Male

Henry

Birkby

Son
First name(s) Richard
Last name Atkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 77
Birth year 1804
Birth place Pontefract, 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

77

1804

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Birkby

Boarder Head

Single

50

1831

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

John

Birkby

Son

Single

27

1854

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Birkby

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

William

Birkby

Son

Single

18

1863

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Birkby

Son

Single

15

1866

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

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