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Household of William Atkinson (born 1831, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Atkinson, born in 1831 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Harriet Atkinson, born in 1841 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; David (born 1868 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Harriet (born 1870 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), William (born 1876 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), John (born 1878 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Samuel (born 1879 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Hannah (born 1881 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Jane Wilkinson, born in 1824 in Cheshire, England.


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William Atkinson's household

Male

William

Atkinson

Head
Female

Harriet

Atkinson

Wife
Male

David

Atkinson

Son
Female

Harriet

Atkinson

Daughter
Male

William

Atkinson

Son
Male

John

Atkinson

Son
Male

Samuel

Atkinson

Son
Female

Hannah

Atkinson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Wilkinson

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Atkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Atkinson

Head

Married

50

1831

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Atkinson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

David

Atkinson

Son

Single

13

1868

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Atkinson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William

Atkinson

Son

Single

5

1876

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

John

Atkinson

Son

Single

3

1878

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Samuel

Atkinson

Son

Single

2

1879

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Hannah

Atkinson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Jane

Wilkinson

Lodger

Widow

57

1824

Cheshire, England

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