Harry Augustus Jackson ATKINSON b. 23 Aug 1868 Leeds, Yorkshire, England d. 29 Dec 1929 Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

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Name	Harry Augustus Jackson ATKINSON
Born	23 Aug 1868	Leeds, Yorkshire, England [1]
	Address: 20 Saint Mary Lane Leeds, Yorkshire England
Christened	26 Dec 1870	Leeds, Yorkshire, England [2]
	St Stephen's Church, Burmantofts. Harry Augustus Jackson, son of Isaac and Caroline Atkinson of Becket Street. Father's occupation was millwright.
Gender	Male
Name	Henry
Residence	1871	69 Primrose Road, Leeds, Yorkshire, England [3]
Residence	1881	Westfield Cottage, Pontefract Lane, Leeds, Yorkshire, England [4]
Occupation	1891 [5]
	Clerk
Residence	1891	Neville Hill, Osmondthorpe, Yorkshire, England [5]
Occupation	1892 [6]
	Clerk
Residence	1892	Osmondthorpe, Leeds, Yorkshire, England [6]
Occupation	1901 [7]
	Newspaper Clerk (Despatch)
Residence	1901	6 Ivy Avenue, Leeds, Yorkshire, England [7]
Occupation	1906 [8]
	Commercial Clerk
Residence	1906	23 Temple View Grove, Leeds, Yorkshire, England [8]
Occupation	1911 [9]
	Newspaper Publishing Clerk
Residence	1911 [9]
	7 Dawlish Avenue, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Occupation	1929 [10]
	Newspaper office despatch clerk
Residence	1929	7 Dawlish Avenue, Leeds, Yorkshire, England [10]
_UID	A652155D89D648D281498440AB75C44DA21C
Died	29 Dec 1929	Wakefield, Yorkshire, England [11]
	Cause: 1(a) Chronic Interstitial Nephritis. 2. Senile Degeneration of the Vital Organs.
	Address: Mental Hospital Wakefield, Yorkshire England
Buried	1 Jan 1930	Whitkirk Cemetery, Whitkirk, Yorkshire, England [12]
Person ID	I334	My Genealogy
Last Modified	4 Jun 2012

Father	William James Isaac ATKINSON, b. 27 May 1845, Barnsley, Yorkshire, England , d. 2 Jul 1916, Leeds, Yorkshire, England (Age 71 years)
Mother	Caroline Corker COATES, b. 31 May 1847, Leeds, Yorkshire, England , d. 7 Jul 1911, Leeds, Yorkshire, England (Age 64 years)
Married	25 Jun 1866	Saint Stephen's, Burmantofts, Leeds, Yorkshire, England [13]
Family ID	F176	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Amelia SHAW, b. 7 May 1873, Leeds, Yorkshire, England , d. 19 Dec 1948, Rothwell, Yorkshire, England (Age 75 years)

Married 26 Dec 1892 Saint Mary's Church, Whitkirk, Yorkshire, England [6]

Children

+	1. Lilian Irene ATKINSON, b. 2 Jul 1893, Halton, Yorkshire, England , d. Mar 1975, Enfield, London, England (Age 81 years)
	2. Hilda ATKINSON, b. Abt 1894, Leeds, Yorkshire, England , d. Yes, date unknown
	3. Amy ATKINSON, b. Abt 1896, Leeds, Yorkshire, England , d. Abt 1970 (Age ~ 74 years)
+	4. Florence Gwendoline ATKINSON, b. 18 Feb 1898, Leeds, Yorkshire, England , d. Aft 1982, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 84 years)
	5. William James Isaac ATKINSON, b. 21 Jan 1900, Leeds, Yorkshire, England , d. Dec 1972, Leeds, Yorkshire, England (Age 72 years)
	6. Caroline Elizabeth Margaret ATKINSON, b. 2 Oct 1902, Leeds, Yorkshire, England , d. Sep 1967, Leeds, Yorkshire, England (Age 64 years)
+	7. Mark Donald ATKINSON, b. 9 Nov 1906, Leeds, Yorkshire, England , d. 23 Jul 1978, Guisborough, Cleveland, England (Age 71 years)
	8. Alfred Walter ATKINSON, b. 4 Dec 1908, Leeds, Yorkshire, England , d. May 1984, Leeds, Yorkshire, England (Age 75 years)

Last Modified 6 Nov 2009

Family ID F111 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

Harry A. J. Atkinson, sometimes called Henry and also known as the toff because he went to work in a suit and bowler hat, worked as a dispatch clerk for the 'Yorkshire Evening Post' in Leeds. His widow's death certificate describes his occupation as Journalist. I was told by my father that he was a sub-editor and at one time acting editor.
(Medical):Full Cause of death: 1(a) Chronic Interstitial Nephritis, duration indefinite. 2. Senile Degeneration of the Vital Organs, duration indefinite [too long to fit in cause of death field above].

Sources

[S13] Birth Certificate (Leeds), England, Leeds Register Office, (full certified copy), entry for Harry Augustus Jackson Atkinson, born 23 Aug 1868 at 20 St Mary Lane, Leeds; index ref. NORT/98/398 (Reliability: 4).
[S64] West Yorkshire, England, Births and Baptisms, Harry Augustus Jackson Atkinson (Reliability: 3).
[S11] 1871 England Census, "1871 England Census," database, (www.ancestry.co.uk :2004), PRO RG10/4557, folio 74, page 5, household 32 (Reliability: 3).
[S17] 1881 England Census, "1881 England Census," database, (www.ancestry.co.uk : 2004), PRO RG11/4514, folio 91, page 14, household 60 (Reliability: 3).
[S18] 1891 England Census, "1891 England Census," database, (www.ancestry.co.uk : 2005), PRO RG12/3667, folio 10, page 13, household 73 (Reliability: 3).
[S2] Marriage Certificate (Leeds), England, Leeds Register Office, (full certified copy), entry for Harry Augustus Jackson Atkinson and Amelia Shaw; married on 26 Dec1892 at Whitkirk Parish Church; index ref. CE73/A/72 (Reliability: 4).
[S19] 1901 England Census, "1901 England Census," database, (www.ancestry.co.uk : 2005), PRO RG13/4217, folio 57, page 9, household 54 (Reliability: 3).
[S13] Birth Certificate (Leeds), England, Leeds Register Office, (full certified copy), entry for son Mark Donald Atkinson, born 9 Nov 1906; index ref. WEST/262/473 (Reliability: 4).
[S60] 1911 England Census, "1911 England Census" database, (http://www.1911census.co.uk/ : 2009), RG14PN26931 RG78PN1546 RD500 SD1 ED16 SN67 (Reliability: 3).
[S16] Death Certificate (GRO), England, General Register Office, (full certified copy), entry for Harry Augustus Jackson Atkinson; died on 29 Dec 1929 at Wakefield; GRO index, Dec [quarter] 1929, Wakefield, vol. 9c:69 (Reliability: 4).
Age 61
[S16] Death Certificate (GRO), England, General Register Office, (full certified copy), entry for Harry Augustus Jackson Atkinson; died on 29 Dec 1929 at Wakefield; GRO index, Dec [quarter] 1929, Wakefield, vol. 9c:69 (Reliability: 4).
[S22] Cemetery Map (Whitkirk), (Map available at West Yorkshire Archive Service (WYAS), Leeds), burial location for H. Atkinson and A. Atkinson (Reliability: 2).
[S2] Marriage Certificate (Leeds), England, Leeds Register Office, (full certified copy), entry for William J. I. Atkinson & Caroline C. Coates; 1866, ref. CE12/364 (Reliability: 3).