1841 census lookup - Thornton, Bradford

[ju1]

Hi,

I am hopeful I have found a match finally, though I'll never really know for sure.

i was thinking that because margaret and her mum aren't on the 1851 nor 1861 census that perhaps her mum married before the 51 census and that Margarets surname on the census is that of the new husband.
So I found a marriage for an Elizabeth Atkinson to Isaac Robinson, a few months after margaret was born in 1843.
On the 1851 census Elizabeth and isaac are there in exactly the right place at Thornton Gate with a daughter margaret with the right birth year and place.
This is the same for the 1861 census but then Margaret has left by the 71 census which fits perfectly.
There is no birth for a Margaret Robinson around 1843.
This is a pretty strong likelihood but I have no way of proving it.
If it is the right Elizabeth Atkinson then her father is called James.

ju

[ju1]

I now have more weight to add to this as I have found a James Atkinson living at Foreside in 1851, Thornton which is where Elizabeth was living when she had margaret in 1843.

He is married to Hannah.
Other children are -
hannah
Martha
Mary
James
David

Ju

[ju1]

I have struck gold!

James and Hannah Atkinson not only live at Foreside but they have a grandson with them in 1861 called David ROBINSON!!

I am now cinvinced I have cracked it.

Ju

[Ladyhawk]

I am hopeful I have found a match finally, though I'll never really know for sure.

i was thinking that because margaret and her mum aren't on the 1851 nor 1861 census that perhaps her mum married before the 51 census and that Margarets surname on the census is that of the new husband.

So I found a marriage for an Elizabeth Atkinson to Isaac Robinson, a few months after margaret was born in 1843.
 
This is a pretty strong likelihood but I have no way of proving it.

If it is the right Elizabeth Atkinson then her father is called James.

Here's the marriage details

10 Jul 1843 Bradford, St Peter (Bradford Cathedral), Yorkshire
Isaac Robinson age 23 weaver father John, weaver
Elizabeth Atkinson age 22  weaver father James Atkinson, comber
Isaac & Elizabeth both single, both res. Thornton, both made their mark (x)
witnesses John Robinson & Robinson Robertshaw both made their mark (x)

[Ladyhawk]

I have struck gold!

James and Hannah Atkinson not only live at Foreside but they have a grandson with them in 1861 called David ROBINSON!!

I am now cinvinced I have cracked it.

GRO indexes give mmn

David ROBINSON mmn     ATKINSON     
 1846  S Quarter in BRADFORD UNION, WEST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE  Volume 23  Page 252

[ju1]

Thank you so much!

Bit of an issue with her father James being a comber though, as he is a farmer on all census, but his address on the census is the same as where Elizabeth lived on margarets birth cert in 1843.

Ju

[Ladyhawk]

Thank you so much!

Bit of an issue with her father James being a comber though, as he is a farmer on all census, but his address on the census is the same as where Elizabeth lived on margarets birth cert in 1843.

Ju

If this is the same James & Hannah Atkinson his occupation is a wool comber
they have grandsons James age 7 & David Robinson age 4with them
1851c https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPMX-RVV

[ju1]

Yes you are right, he is a farmer on all but this one!

This puzzle is quickly being solved.

Ju

[Ladyhawk]

Yes you are right, he is a farmer on all but this one!

This puzzle is quickly being solved.

Ju

These appear to be the birth entries for James & Hannah's other grandchildren Mary & James
from 1851 census

Mary ATKINSON      -     (mother's maiden name left blank)
1843  J Quarter in BRADFORD UNION, WEST RIDING, YORKSHIRE  Volume 23  Page 232

James ROBINSON mmn   ROBINSON
1843  M Quarter in BRADFORD UNION WEST RIDING YORKSHIRE  Volume 23  Page 217