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Household of William Atkinson (born 1851)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Atkinson, born in 1851 in , consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Dorothy Atkinson, born in 1857 in Plymouth, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1876 in Cramlington, Northumberland, England), William J (born 1877 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and L (born 1879 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, James Chas Smith, born in 1846 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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William Atkinson's household

Male

William

Atkinson

Head
Female

Dorothy

Atkinson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Atkinson

Daughter
Male

William J

Atkinson

Son
Female

L

Atkinson

Daughter
Male

James Chas

Smith

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Atkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Atkinson

Head

Married

30

1851

Ireland

Dorothy

Atkinson

Wife

Married

24

1857

Plymouth, Devon, England

Margaret

Atkinson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Cramlington, Northumberland, England

William J

Atkinson

Son

Single

4

1877

Sunderland, Durham, England

L

Atkinson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sunderland, Durham, England

James Chas

Smith

Visitor

Married

35

1846

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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