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Household of William Atkinson (born 1798, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, 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.

William Atkinson and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Atkinson, born in 1798 in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Atkinson, born in 1802 in Chorley, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Emily (born 1831 in Thirsk, Yorkshire, England), William's Servant, Lilias (born 1835 in Scotland), William's Servant, Sarah (born 1819 in West Derby, Lancashire, England), William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1843 in Upton Magna, Shropshire, England), William's Servant, Hannah (born 1853 in Cheshire, England), William's Servant, Mary (born 1858 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William's Servant, Thomas (born 1858 in Harford, Cheshire, England), William's Servant, Thomas (born 1827 in West Derby, Lancashire, England) and William's Servant, Ann (born 1829 in Cheetham Hill, Lancashire, England).


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William Atkinson's household

Male

William

Atkinson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Atkinson

Wife
Female

Emily

Dresser

Visitor
Female

Lilias

Campbell

Servant
Female

Sarah

Blundell

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Ready

Servant
Female

Hannah

Wright

Servant
Female

Mary

Shuttleworth

Servant
Male

Thomas

Jackson

Servant
Male

Thomas

Blundell

Servant
Female

Ann

Blundell

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Atkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 83
Birth year 1798
Birth place Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Atkinson

Head

Married

83

1798

Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Atkinson

Wife

Married

79

1802

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Emily

Dresser

Visitor

Single

50

1831

Thirsk, Yorkshire, England

Lilias

Campbell

Servant

Single

46

1835

Scotland

Sarah

Blundell

Servant

Single

62

1819

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Ready

Servant

Single

38

1843

Upton Magna, Shropshire, England

Hannah

Wright

Servant

Single

28

1853

Cheshire, England

Mary

Shuttleworth

Servant

Single

23

1858

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Jackson

Servant

Single

23

1858

Harford, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Blundell

Servant

Married

54

1827

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Ann

Blundell

Servant

Married

52

1829

Cheetham Hill, Lancashire, England

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