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Thank you Audrey. Right now I don't know if either of those could be her since she is shown born in both Durham and Northumberland in the census but it looks like her mother's name could be named Mary if this is indeed her family of ATKINSON that I have found.
This is all very confusing since the 1881 Bedlington Census (RG11, folio 5116/50 pg 14) shows Jane with her husband and children and says:
William FAIRBAIRN Head M Male 48 Ripon, York, coal miner
Jane FAIRBAIRN Wife M Fem 42 Kenton, NBL
Robert FAIRBAIRN Son U Male 19 Bedlington, NBL, coal miner
George FAIRBAIRN Son U Male 17 Bedlington, coal miner
Margaret FAIRBAIRN Dau U Fem 15 Bedlington
etc.
The 1851 Durham one (HO107/2390 ED3 pg39) with her possible parents gives it:
John ATKINSON Head M 46 Newburn, DUR, coal miner
Mary ATKINSON Wife M 46 NBL
John ATKINSON Son U 17 DUR, coal miner
William ATKINSON Son U 15 DUR, coal miner
? ATKINSON Son U 13 DUR, coal miner
Jane ATKINSON Dau 11 DUR
Martha ATKINSON Dau 6 DUR
George ATKINSON Son 4 DUR
Three of the same children are born in NBL instead of DUR in 1861 Census Bedlington (RG9/3873 ED6 folio 25 pg 44):
John ATKINSON Head M 56 Denton Burn, DUR, coal miner
Mary ATKINSON Wife M 55 Willington, NBL
John ATKINSON Son U 26 Bishop Auckland, DUR, coal miner
William ATKINSON Son U 24 Seghill, NBL, coal miner
Martha ATKINSON Dau 16 Orpeth, NBL
George ATKINSON Son 13 Orpeth, NBL, scholar
They even change birth towns in the 1871 Bedlington Census (RG10/5165 ED5 folio 127 pg 34):
John ATKINSON Head M 66 Newburn, NBL, coal miner
Mary ATKINSON Wife M 64 Longbenton, NBL
John ATKINSON Son U 37 Auckland, DUR, coal miner
William ATKINSON Son U 34 Earsdon NBL, coal miner
George ATKINSON Son U 24 Pelton, DUR, coal miner
By 1881 the Census in Longbenton (RG11 folio 5086/97 pg 20) they are:
John ATKINSON Head M 76 Newburn, NBL, coal miner
John ATKINSON Son U 47 St Helens Auckland, DUR, coal miner
William ATKINSON Son U 44 Seghill, NBL, farmer of 51 acres
Mary ATKINSON Wife M 76 Benton, NBL