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Household of William Atkinson (born 1850, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Atkinson, born in 1850 in Dalton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Hannah Atkinson, born in 1848 in Whitbeck, Cumberland, England. They had 3 children; John W (born 1875 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), Annie J (born 1877 in Barrow, Lancashire, England) and Mary Hannah (born 1880 in Barrow, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Ruth (born 1864 in Corney, Cumberland, England) and William's Niece, Ada (born 1865 in Manchester, Cumberland, England).


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William Atkinson's household

Male

William

Atkinson

Head
Female

Hannah

Atkinson

Wife
Male

John W

Atkinson

Son
Female

Annie J

Atkinson

Daughter
Female

Mary Hannah

Atkinson

Daughter
Female

Ruth

Sim

Servant
Female

Ada

Park

Niece
First name(s) William
Last name Atkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Dalton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Atkinson

Head

Married

31

1850

Dalton, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Atkinson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Whitbeck, Cumberland, England

John W

Atkinson

Son

Single

6

1875

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Annie J

Atkinson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Mary Hannah

Atkinson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Ruth

Sim

Servant

Single

17

1864

Corney, Cumberland, England

Ada

Park

Niece

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Cumberland, England

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