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Robert ATKINSON
Abt 1812 - Abt 1894 (~ 82 years)-
Name Robert ATKINSON [1] Born Abt 1812 Aberford, Yorkshire, England Christened 29 Mar 1812 Aberford, Yorkshire, England [1] Gender Male Occupation 1841 [2] Iron Moulder Residence 1841 Topknot House, Rothwell, Yorkshire, England [2] Occupation 1851 [3] Iron Moulder Residence 1851 Carlton, Yorkshire, England [3] Occupation 1861 [4] Foreman (Foundry) Residence 1861 Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England [4] Occupation 1871 [5] Moulder Residence 1871 Hunger Hill, Morley, Yorkshire, England [5] Occupation 1881 [6] Iron Moulder (Unemployed) Residence 1881 Hunger Hill, Morley, Yorkshire, England [6] Occupation 1891 [7] Retired Iron Moulder Residence 1891 1 Illford Terrace, Morley, Yorkshire, England [7] _UID 72E2DE606ED04A5AA5693D1E0476C4082395 Died Abt 1894 Yorkshire, England [8, 9] Buried 1 Mar 1894 Bruntcliffe Lane Cemetery, Morley, Yorkshire, England [10] Person ID I48 My Genealogy Last Modified 21 Nov 2016
Father Peter ATKINSON, b. 11 Dec 1776, Seacroft, Yorkshire, England , d. Abt 1827, Barnsley, Yorkshire, England (Age 50 years) Mother Jane SCOTT, b. Abt 1771, Etal, Northumberland, England , d. 29 Apr 1853, Barnsley, Yorkshire, England (Age ~ 82 years) Married 24 Nov 1799 Aberford, Yorkshire, England [11, 12] - Image from Pallots Marriage Index shows Jane Scott of Sherburn.
Family ID F131 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Maria DUTTON, b. Abt 1818, Yorkshire, England , d. Abt 1839, Top Knot Houses, Carlton with Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England (Age ~ 21 years) Married 2 Oct 1836 St Peter, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Type: Unmarried Children 1. John ATKINSON, b. Abt 1839, Carlton/Robin Hood, Yorkshire, England , d. Yes, date unknown Last Modified 21 Nov 2016 Family ID F224 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Elizabeth WHITTLESTON, b. Abt 1820, Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England , d. Abt 1898, Morley, Yorkshire, England (Age ~ 78 years) Married 25 Dec 1839 All Saints Church, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England [13, 14] - The residence is likely Stanley cum Wrenthorp. The families of Elizabeths's parents (Vincent & Eliza (Elizabeth DENTON), and brother (William with wife Susan nee FARRAR), were both at Lingwell Gate, Stanley cum Wrenthorp in 1841.
Children 1. Ann ATKINSON, b. Abt 1841, Carlton/Robin Hood, Yorkshire, England , d. Yes, date unknown + 2. Jane ATKINSON, b. Abt 1842, Top Knot Houses, Carlton with Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England , d. Abt 1863, Robin Hood, Yorkshire, England (Age ~ 21 years) 3. Emma ATKINSON, b. Abt 1845, Carlton/Robin Hood, Yorkshire, England , d. Yes, date unknown + 4. Elizabeth ATKINSON, b. Abt 1847, Carlton/Robin Hood, Yorkshire, England , d. Abt 1921, Yorkshire, England (Age ~ 74 years) + 5. Robert ATKINSON, b. Abt 1847, Carlton/Robin Hood, Yorkshire, England , d. Abt 1886, Carlton/Robin Hood, Yorkshire, England (Age ~ 39 years) 6. Martha ATKINSON, b. Abt 1850, Carlton/Robin Hood, Yorkshire, England , d. Yes, date unknown + 7. Ellen ATKINSON, b. Abt 1852, Carlton/Robin Hood, Yorkshire, England , d. Dec 1918, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England (Age ~ 66 years) 8. Peter ATKINSON, b. Abt 1855, Carlton/Robin Hood, Yorkshire, England , d. Abt 1866 (Age ~ 11 years) + 9. Vincent ATKINSON, b. Abt 1857, Carlton/Robin Hood, Yorkshire, England , d. Abt 1929, Yorkshire, England (Age ~ 72 years) + 10. Harry ATKINSON, b. Abt 1859, Carlton/Robin Hood, Yorkshire, England , d. Yes, date unknown 11. Ben ATKINSON, b. Abt 1862, Carlton, Yorkshire, England , d. Yes, date unknown Last Modified 21 Nov 2016 Family ID F19 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Conflicting date of birth given as 29 Mar 1812 in IGI film number 455416. The death index for Dewsbury seems more likely than Bradford as it is much nearer to Morley.
He had a grand daughter Ann Atkinson born abt 1860 in Carlton or Lofthouse, Yorks. Parents unknown. She was living with Robert and Elizabeth in various census records.
- Conflicting date of birth given as 29 Mar 1812 in IGI film number 455416. The death index for Dewsbury seems more likely than Bradford as it is much nearer to Morley.
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Sources - [S5] International Genealogical Index(R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002), Batch #: P007341, Sheet #: 00, Source Call #: 0899810, Printout Call #: 0471961, Dates: 1540 - 1812 (Reliability: 3).
- [S24] 1841 England Census, "1841 England Census," database, (www.ancestry.co.uk : 2006), PRO HO 107/1269/12, folio 34, page 2, line 2 (Reliability: 3).
- [S9] 1851 England Census, "1851 England Census," database, (www.ancestry.co.uk : 2005), PRO HO 107/2316, folio 467, page 32, household 130 (Reliability: 3).
- [S25] 1861 England Census, "1861 England Census," database, (www.ancestry.co.uk : 2005), PRO RG9/3430, folio 92, page 36, household 200 (Reliability: 3).
- [S11] 1871 England Census, "1871 England Census," database, (www.ancestry.co.uk :2004), PRO RG10/4577, folio 62, page 20, household 118 (Reliability: 3).
- [S17] 1881 England Census, "1881 England Census," database, (www.ancestry.co.uk : 2004), PRO RG11/4543, folio 89, page 35, household 166 (Reliability: 3).
- [S18] 1891 England Census, "1891 England Census," database, (www.ancestry.co.uk : 2005), PRO RG12/3716, folio 97, page 41, household 252 (Reliability: 3).
- [S21] GRO Death Index, "England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1983," database, (www.ancestry.co.uk : 2008), Mar [quarter] 1894, Dewsbury [district], vol. 9b:384 (Reliability: 3).
Age: 81 - [S21] GRO Death Index, "England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1983," database, (www.ancestry.co.uk : 2008), Dec [quarter] 1893, Bradford Y. [district], vol. 9b:38 (Reliability: 3).
Age: 81 - [S41] National Burial Index, Morley & District FHG (Reliability: 3).
01 Mar 1894 burial Robert ATKINSON Aged 81 Morley, Bruntcliffe Lane Cemetery.
Grave: 1007, Section: C General. - [S5] International Genealogical Index(R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002), Batch #: M007341, Sheet #: 00, Source Call #: 0899810, Printout Call #: 6909583, Dates: 1540 - 1812. (Reliability: 3).
- [S8] Pallot's Marriage Index for England 1780 - 1837, Peter Atkinson, Jane Scott, 1799, Aberford, Yorkshire (Reliability: 3).
- [S4] GRO Marriage Index, "England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1983," database, (www.ancestry.co.uk : 2008), Dec [quarter] 1839, Wakefield [district], vol. 22:591 (Reliability: 3).
- [S46] Information provided by a relative, Family member (Reliability: 4).
25 Dec 1839. Robert ATKINSON (x) full age bachelor iron moulder; residence Stanley; father Peter ATKINSON joiner;
Elizabeth WITTLESTON (x) minor spinster (no occupation recorded); residence Stanley; father Vincent WITTLESTON labourer.
Marriage solemnized at the Parish Church in the Parish of Wakefield in the County of York. Married in the Parish Church after Banns, by Samuel Sharp, Vicar. Witnesses Wm WHITTLESTON; Jas ATKINSON. No 309
- [S5] International Genealogical Index(R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002), Batch #: P007341, Sheet #: 00, Source Call #: 0899810, Printout Call #: 0471961, Dates: 1540 - 1812 (Reliability: 3).