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Household of Samuel Atkinson (born 1820, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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.

Samuel Atkinson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Atkinson, born in 1820 in Slaidburn, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Samuel was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Ellen (born 1863 in Lancashire, England), Emma (born 1867 in Lancashire, England), Arthur (born 1872 in Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1861 in Lancashire, England). He had 1 grandchild; Nancy Alice, born 1879 in Darwen, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Son In Law, Robert Capstick, born in 1859 in Accrington, Lancashire, England.


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Samuel Atkinson's household

Male

Samuel

Atkinson

Head
Female

Ellen

Atkinson

Daughter
Female

Emma

Atkinson

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Atkinson

Son
Male

Robert

Capstick

Son In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Capstick

Daughter
Female

Nancy Alice

Capstick

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Atkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Slaidburn, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Atkinson

Head

Widower

61

1820

Slaidburn, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Atkinson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Lancashire, England

Emma

Atkinson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Lancashire, England

Arthur

Atkinson

Son

Single

9

1872

Lancashire, England

Robert

Capstick

Son In Law

Married

22

1859

Accrington, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Capstick

Daughter

Married

20

1861

Lancashire, England

Nancy Alice

Capstick

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Darwen, Lancashire, England

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