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Household of William Henry Atkins (born 1855, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, Lancashire, 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 Henry Atkins and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Henry Atkins, born in 1855 in Stockport, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. William Henry was the head of the household, married to Ann Atkins, born in 1860 in Cockermouth, Cumberland, England. They had 2 children; Thomas William (born 1878 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Walter (born 1880 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William Henry's Mother In L, Sarah (born 1828 in Bassenthwaite, Cumberland, England), William Henry's Boarder, Mary Jane (born 1854 in Cockermouth, Cumberland, England) and William Henry's Neph, George Henry (born 1877 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).


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William Henry Atkins's household

Male

William Henry

Atkins

Head
Female

Ann

Atkins

Wife
Male

Thomas William

Atkins

Son
Male

Walter

Atkins

Son
Female

Sarah

Wright

Mother In L
Female

Mary Jane

Fletcher

Boarder
Male

George Henry

Fletcher

Neph
First name(s) William Henry
Last name Atkins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Stockport, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Henry

Atkins

Head

Married

26

1855

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Ann

Atkins

Wife

Married

21

1860

Cockermouth, Cumberland, England

Thomas William

Atkins

Son

Single

3

1878

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Walter

Atkins

Son

Single

1

1880

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Wright

Mother In L

Widow

53

1828

Bassenthwaite, Cumberland, England

Mary Jane

Fletcher

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Cockermouth, Cumberland, England

George Henry

Fletcher

Neph

Single

4

1877

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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