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Re: ATKINSON in 1841-51-& 61 censes
« Reply #9 on: Thursday 26 November 09 08:28 GMT (UK) »
This one looks very interesting - address Denholme House! - although none of the children's names match your initial request. What do you think?

1841
HO107/1297/7 28 1
Thornton, Yorkshire
Denholme House

John Atkinson, 50, Farmer
Susey, 20, Dressmaker
Elizabeth, 7
William, 5
Allis, 3

All born in county

1851
HO107/2311 258 1
Thornton, Yorkshire
Denholme House

John Atkinson, head, mar, 65, Farmer (50 acres), b. Thornton
Elizabeth, dau, unm, 17, Power Weaver (Worsted), b. do.
William, son, 15, Farmer's son, b. do.
Alice, dau, 13, Farmer's dau, b. do.
Betty Potterton, aunt, wid, 78, Housekeeper, b. do.
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Re: ATKINSON in 1841-51-& 61 censes
« Reply #10 on: Thursday 26 November 09 12:51 GMT (UK) »
Hi again Tati. Thanks so much for your help. Isn't that amazing - That would be my Joseph's father, and some siblings. I know for sure they were living at Denholme House from some letters that were sent to Joseph here in Australia by his family in Denholme about 1848. I am sure that the other ones you have sent me are closely related aswell. Perhaps the details we had originally were slightly mixed up!
Now I have a bit more to go on. The 1851 census does indicate that John was married rather than widower. So I wonder where his wife was?
Are you able to do another lookup for me, and tell me if the ATKINSONs were still living in Denholme House in the 1861 or any later censes??
Many thanks, Katharine.

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Re: ATKINSON in 1841-51-& 61 censes
« Reply #11 on: Thursday 26 November 09 14:34 GMT (UK) »
I can't see them in 1861 and there are several possible death registrations for John between 1851 and 1861.

Not sure where John's wife is hiding either - I'm expecting her name to be Sarah. Unfortunately the number of Sarah Atkinsons in Yorkshire is frightening!

Thornton by Bradford 1813-1837 christenings are on the IGI - batch C108151.
The younger children Elizabeth and William appear to have been christened to parents John and Sarah.

What worries me is that there aren't any christenings to John and Hannah. There's a Joseph in 1821 but his parents are John and Mary - oh dear  :P
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Re: ATKINSON in 1841-51-& 61 censes
« Reply #12 on: Friday 27 November 09 04:53 GMT (UK) »
Bit of a mystery isn't it.....

As I say, I had John Atkinson and Hannah Foster from Joesph's death certificate here in NSW. I found them marrying on the IGI in 1813. I then got a copy of the marriage from the library in Bradford. Unfortunately there were no parents names for the couple, and they were just down as the parish of Bradford.

I presume that if the information is correct then I might find that this is John and his first wife. Parents perhaps to Sarah Atkinson b. 1813, and my Joseph b.c.1821. Maybe he remarried to a Sarah sometime after 1821. Who knows??? It seems they are all related, but the relationships are confused.

Many thanks for you help. I think I will contact the library again to see if they can look up a few baptism perhaps. Katharine.


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Re: ATKINSON in 1841-51-& 61 censes
« Reply #13 on: Friday 27 November 09 05:03 GMT (UK) »
Just wondering if finding Betty Potterton (the aunt) in the 1841 census might help me? Katharine.

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Re: ATKINSON in 1841-51-& 61 censes
« Reply #14 on: Friday 27 November 09 08:32 GMT (UK) »
Not really, I'm afraid ...

I hope this is her - Ovenden isn't far from Thornton, is it?

1841
HO107/1302/1 31 13
Ovenden, Yorkshire
Harper Farm

Betty Potterton, 65, Worsted Winder, born in county
Hannah Spence, 80, Ind, born in county

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Re: ATKINSON in 1841-51-& 61 censes
« Reply #15 on: Friday 27 November 09 11:32 GMT (UK) »
no it didn't....thanks anyway for all your help.

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Re: ATKINSON in 1841-51-& 61 censes
« Reply #16 on: Monday 11 January 10 08:59 GMT (UK) »
New information has come to light in regard to my ancestor Joesph Atkinson who came out to Australia from Denholme, Yorkshire. His niece put an ad in a Sydney Newspaper indicating they had lost touch. Her name was Harriet Smithies.

I think she was living with another Atkinson relation in the 1881 census, but am hoping someone might be able to search for her in the 1861 & 1871 censes.
Her parents might have been William Smithies and Sarah. Other siblings might include Charlotte and Mary Jane.

Any help please??

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Re: ATKINSON in 1841-51-& 61 censes
« Reply #17 on: Monday 11 January 10 09:20 GMT (UK) »
The Harriet Smithies age 26 in 1881, housekeeper to a William H Atkinson, did indeed have the parents you mention (both born Horton).
I'm not sure where this is leading us - do you have any evidence that this is your Harriet? I can't see a Sarah Atkinson - William Smithies marriage to support the theory that she's Joseph's niece.

When was the ad published and does it give an address for Harriet?  :)
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