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Household of William Atkinson (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 1845 in Houghton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Atkinson, born in 1845 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1866 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1870 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1874 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1879 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1881 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


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William Atkinson's household

Male

William

Atkinson

Head
Female

Sarah

Atkinson

Wife
Female

Mary

Atkinson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Atkinson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Atkinson

Daughter
Female

Ann

Atkinson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Atkinson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Atkinson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Atkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Houghton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Atkinson

Head

Married

36

1845

Houghton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Atkinson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary

Atkinson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Preston, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Atkinson

Son

Single

11

1870

Preston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Atkinson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ann

Atkinson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Preston, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Atkinson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Preston, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Atkinson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Preston, Lancashire, England

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