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Household of William Atkinson (born 1836, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in York, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Atkinson, born in 1836 in Dunnington, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Atkinson, born in 1828 in Holtby, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; George (born 1855 in Dunnington, Yorkshire, England), Robert (born 1861 in Dunnington, Yorkshire, England) and Nancy (born 1857 in Dunnington, Yorkshire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Liley (born 1873 in Dunnington, Yorkshire, England) and Ada (born 1869 in York, Yorkshire, England).


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William Atkinson's household

Male

William

Atkinson

Head
Female

Ann

Atkinson

Wife
Male

George

Shorter

Son
Male

Robert

Shorter

Son
Female

Nancy

Archer

Daughter
Female

Liley

Archer

Grand Daughter
Female

Ada

Westerman

Grand Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Atkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Dunnington, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Atkinson

Head

Married

45

1836

Dunnington, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Atkinson

Wife

Married

53

1828

Holtby, Yorkshire, England

George

Shorter

Son

Single

26

1855

Dunnington, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Shorter

Son

Single

20

1861

Dunnington, Yorkshire, England

Nancy

Archer

Daughter

Widow

24

1857

Dunnington, Yorkshire, England

Liley

Archer

Grand Daughter

Single

8

1873

Dunnington, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Westerman

Grand Daughter

Single

12

1869

York, Yorkshire, England

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