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Household of William Atkinson (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thirsk, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Atkinson, born in 1838 in South Milford, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Atkinson, born in 1838 in Kirkbymoorside, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Joseph (born 1865 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Charles (born 1867 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), George B (born 1869 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England), Mary H (born 1871 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1873 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England), Henry (born 1878 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England) and Arthur (born 1880 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Hannah Pounder, born in 1812 in Kirkbymoorside, Yorkshire, England.


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William Atkinson's household

Male

William

Atkinson

Head
Female

Jane

Atkinson

Wife
Male

Joseph

Atkinson

Son
Male

Charles

Atkinson

Son
Male

George B

Atkinson

Son
Female

Mary H

Atkinson

Daughter
Male

William

Atkinson

Son
Male

Henry

Atkinson

Son
Male

Arthur

Atkinson

Son
Female

Hannah

Pounder

Mother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Atkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place South Milford, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Atkinson

Head

Married

43

1838

South Milford, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Atkinson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Kirkbymoorside, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Atkinson

Son

Single

16

1865

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Atkinson

Son

Single

14

1867

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

George B

Atkinson

Son

Single

12

1869

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Mary H

Atkinson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

William

Atkinson

Son

Single

8

1873

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Atkinson

Son

Single

3

1878

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Atkinson

Son

Single

1

1880

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Pounder

Mother In Law

Widow

69

1812

Kirkbymoorside, Yorkshire, England

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