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Household of Thomas Atkinson (born 1848, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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.

Thomas Atkinson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Atkinson, born in 1848 in Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Priscilla Atkinson, born in 1840 in Alston, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1875 in Pilkington, Lancashire, England), Frederick (born 1877 in Pilkington, Lancashire, England) and Annie (born 1879 in Pilkington, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Margaret (born 1862 in Bouth, Cumberland, England), Thomas's Servant, Michael (born 1841 in Mayo, Ireland), Thomas's Servant, Patrick (born 1856 in Mayo, Ireland) and Thomas's Servant, Patrick (born 1858 in Mayo, Ireland).


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Thomas Atkinson's household

Male

Thomas

Atkinson

Head
Female

Priscilla

Atkinson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Atkinson

Son
Male

Frederick

Atkinson

Son
Female

Annie

Atkinson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Penny

Servant
Male

Michael

Hunt

Servant
Male

Patrick

Mosley

Servant
Male

Patrick

Ganon

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Atkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Atkinson

Head

Married

33

1848

Yorkshire, England

Priscilla

Atkinson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Alston, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Atkinson

Son

Single

6

1875

Pilkington, Lancashire, England

Frederick

Atkinson

Son

Single

4

1877

Pilkington, Lancashire, England

Annie

Atkinson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Pilkington, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Penny

Servant

Single

19

1862

Bouth, Cumberland, England

Michael

Hunt

Servant

Married

40

1841

Mayo, Ireland

Patrick

Mosley

Servant

Single

25

1856

Mayo, Ireland

Patrick

Ganon

Servant

Single

23

1858

Mayo, Ireland

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