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Household of William Atkinson (born 1831, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Atkinson, born in 1831 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, widower.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother, Hannah (born 1806 in York, Yorkshire, England), William's -, Helen (born 1847 in Ramsgate, Kent, England), William's Adopted Child, Joseph H (born 1871 in York, Yorkshire, England) and William's Adopted Child, Albert E (born 1874 in York, Yorkshire, England).


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William Atkinson's household

Male

William

Atkinson

Head
Female

Hannah

Atkinson

Mother
Female

Helen

Levick

-
Male

Joseph H

Pickersgill

Adopted Child
Male

Albert E

Pickersgill

Adopted Child
First name(s) William
Last name Atkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Atkinson

Head

Widower

50

1831

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Atkinson

Mother

Married

75

1806

York, Yorkshire, England

Helen

Levick

-

Married

34

1847

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Joseph H

Pickersgill

Adopted Child

Single

10

1871

York, Yorkshire, England

Albert E

Pickersgill

Adopted Child

Single

7

1874

York, Yorkshire, England

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