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Household of William Atkinson (born 1817, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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 1817 in Rothbury, Northumberland, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Atkinson, born in 1826 in Newcastle, Northumberland, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1856 in South Shields, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1863 in South Shields, Durham, England), Mary Ellen (born 1867 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Richard (born 1870 in South Shields, Durham, England).


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William Atkinson's household

Male

William

Atkinson

Head
Female

Mary

Atkinson

Wife
Male

William

Atkinson

Son
Male

Thomas

Atkinson

Son
Female

Mary Ellen

Atkinson

Daughter
Male

Richard

Atkinson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Atkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Rothbury, Northumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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William

Atkinson

Head

Married

64

1817

Rothbury, Northumberland, England

Mary

Atkinson

Wife

Married

55

1826

Newcastle, Northumberland, England

William

Atkinson

Son

Single

25

1856

South Shields, Durham, England

Thomas

Atkinson

Son

Single

18

1863

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary Ellen

Atkinson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

South Shields, Durham, England

Richard

Atkinson

Son

Single

11

1870

South Shields, Durham, England

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