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Household of William Atkinson (born 1820, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Altrincham, Cheshire, 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.

William Atkinson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Atkinson, born in 1820 in High Legh, Cheshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; John Henry (born 1848 in Lymm, Cheshire, England), George (born 1857 in Lymm, Cheshire, England) and Hugh (born 1860 in Lymm, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Daughter In Law, Annie Atkinson, born in 1854 in Elsworth, Cambridgeshire, England.


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William Atkinson's household

Male

William

Atkinson

Head
Male

John Henry

Atkinson

Son
Female

Annie

Atkinson

Daughter In Law
Male

George

Atkinson

Son
Male

Hugh

Atkinson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Atkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place High Legh, Cheshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Atkinson

Head

Widower

61

1820

High Legh, Cheshire, England

John Henry

Atkinson

Son

Married

33

1848

Lymm, Cheshire, England

Annie

Atkinson

Daughter In Law

Married

27

1854

Elsworth, Cambridgeshire, England

George

Atkinson

Son

Single

24

1857

Lymm, Cheshire, England

Hugh

Atkinson

Son

Single

21

1860

Lymm, Cheshire, England

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