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Household of William Atkinson (born 1827, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Atkinson, born in 1827 in Ripley, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Atkinson, born in 1848 in Ripley, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; William J (born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John A (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and David H (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother In Law, H M (born 1850 in Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire, Wales), William's Boarder, Albert R (born 1847 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales) and William's Boarder, Ellen (born 1848 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales).


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William Atkinson's household

Male

William

Atkinson

Head
Female

Mary

Atkinson

Wife
Male

William J

Atkinson

Son
Male

John A

Atkinson

Son
Male

David H

Atkinson

Son
Male

H M

Davies

Brother In Law
Male

Albert R

Jones

Boarder
Female

Ellen

Jones

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Atkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Ripley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Atkinson

Head

Married

54

1827

Ripley, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Atkinson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Ripley, Yorkshire, England

William J

Atkinson

Son

Single

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John A

Atkinson

Son

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

David H

Atkinson

Son

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

H M

Davies

Brother In Law

Single

31

1850

Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire, Wales

Albert R

Jones

Boarder

Married

34

1847

Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Ellen

Jones

Boarder

Married

33

1848

Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

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