Harrower Family Tree » James Atkinson (1821-1884)

Personal data James Atkinson 

Sources 1, 2, 3
  • He was born in the year 1821 in England.Sources 1, 2, 3
  • Occupations:
    • in the year 1872 Wool Framework Knitter: daughter Rebecca marriage.Source 4
    • in the year 1861 Stocking Frame Work Knitter in 31 Loan, Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland.Source 1
    • in the year 1871 Woollen Frame Work Knitter in 3 Slitrig bank, Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland.Source 2
    • in the year 1851 Frame Work Knitter Woollen in High Street, Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland.Source 3
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1861: 31 Loan, Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland.Source 1
    • in the year 1871: 3 Slitrig bank, Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland.Source 2
    • in the year 1851: High Street, Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland.Source 3
  • He died on January 23, 1884 in 12 Myerslaw Green, Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland, he was 63 years old.Source 5
    Oorzaak: Heart Disease Uncertain
  • A child of James Atkinson and Elizabeth Walker

Household of James Atkinson

He is married to Elizabeth Bailey Benson.

They got married on October 4, 1842 at Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland, he was 21 years old.Source 6


Child(ren):

  1. Rebecca Atkinson  1845-1901 
  2. Mary Ann Atkinson  1847-????
  3. Sarah Atkinson  1849-????
  4. John Atkinson  1851-????
  5. Jane Atkinson  1855-????
  6. Elizabeth Atkinson  1858-????
  7. Willemina Atkinson  1860-????
  8. Martha Atkinson  1862-????
  10. Jemima Atkinson  1868-????


Notes about James Atkinson

1. 1842 ATKINSON, JAMES ELIZABETH BAILEY/BENSON 04/10/1842 789/ 60 118 Hawick

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Ancestors (and descendant) of James Atkinson

James Atkinson
????-< 1884

James Atkinson
1821-1884

1842

Elizabeth Bailey Benson
1826-????

Rebecca Atkinson
1845-1901
Mary Ann Atkinson
1847-????
Sarah Atkinson
1849-????
John Atkinson
1851-????
Jane Atkinson
1855-????
Elizabeth Atkinson
1858-????
Willemina Atkinson
1860-????
Martha Atkinson
1862-????
Samuel Benson Atkinson
1866-????
Jemima Atkinson
1868-????

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Sources

  1. 1861 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for James Atkinson Parish: Hawick; ED: 14; Page: 16; Line: 22; Roll: CSSCT1861_140 1861 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1861 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 7/8 April 1861. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online.
    Record for James Atkinson
    Name: James Atkinson
    Age: 40
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1821
    Relationship: Head
    Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Atkinson
    Gender: Male
    Where born: England
    Registration Number: 789
    Registration district: Hawick
    Civil parish: Hawick
    County: Roxburghshire
    Address: 31 Loan
    Occupation: Stocking Frame Work Knitter
    ED: 14
    Household schedule number: 77
    Line: 22
    Roll: CSSCT1861_140
    Household Members Age Relationship
    James Atkinson 40 Head
    Elizh Atkinson 35 Wife
    Rebecca Atkinson 17 Daughter
    Mary Ann Atkinson 14 Daughter
    Sarah Atkinson 12 Daughter
    John Atkinson 10 Son
    Jane Atkinson 6 Daughter
    Elizh Atkinson 3 Daughter
    Willemina Atkinson 1 Daughter
  2. 1871 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for James Atkinson Parish: Hawick; ED: 6; Page: 6; Line: 6; Roll: CSSCT1871_179 1871 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1871 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 2/3 April 1871. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online.
    Record for James Atkinson
    Name: James Atkinson
    Age: 50
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1821
    Relationship: Head
    Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Atkinson
    Gender: Male
    Where born: England
    Registration Number: 789
    Registration district: Hawick
    Civil parish: Hawick
    Town: Hawick
    County: Roxburghshire
    Address: 3 Slitrig Bank
    Occupation: Woollen Frame Work Knitter
    ED: 6
    Household schedule number: 30
    Line: 6
    Roll: CSSCT1871_179
    Household Members Age Relationship
    James Atkinson 50 Head
    Elizabeth Atkinson 45 Wife
    Rebecca Atkinson 27 Daughter
    Mary A Atkinson 24 Daughter
    Sarah Atkinson 22 Daughter
    John Atkinson 20 Son
    Jane Atkinson 16 Daughter
    Elizabeth Atkinson 13 Daughter
    Whilhelmina Atkinson 11 Daughter
    Martha Atkinson 9 Daughter
    Samuel Atkinson 5 Son
    Jemima Atkinson 3 Daughter
    Elizabeth Atkinson 1 Grandaughter
  3. 1851 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for James Aitkinson Parish: Hawick; ED: 3; Page: 18; Line: 6; Roll: CSSCT1851_201; Year: 1851 1851 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1851 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 30/31 March 1851. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online.
    Record for James Aitkinson
    Name: James Aitkinson
    Age: 25
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1826
    Relationship: Head
    Spouse: Elizabeth Aitkinson
    Gender: Male
    Where born: England
    Parish Number: 789
    Civil Parish: Hawick
    Town: Hawick
    County: Roxburghshire
    Address: High Street
    Occupation: Frame Work Knitter Woollen
    ED: 3
    Page: 18
    Household Schedule Number: 64
    Line: 6
    Roll: CSSCT1851_201
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    James Aitkinson 25
    Elizabeth Aitkinson 25
    Rebecca Aitkinson 7
    Mary Ann Aitkinson 4
    Sarah Aitkinson 2
    John Aitkinson 4 Months
  4. Scotlands People - Statutory Registers of Marriages (from 1855), 1872 GLADSTONE, WILLIAM, REBECCA ATKINSON (Statutory registers Marriages 789/ 76)
    1872 GLADSTONE, WILLIAM, REBECCA ATKINSON (Statutory registers Marriages 789/ 76)
    Marriages in the District of Hawich in the Parish of Roxburgh 1872
    1872 Thirtyfirst December
    3 Slitrig Bank, Hawick
    After Banns according to the Forms of the Church of Scotland
    (Signed)
    William Gladstone
    Wool Framework Knitter (Bachelor)
    Age 22 5 Albion Place, Wilton
    Parents: George Gladstone
    Wool Framework Knitter (Deceased)
    Mary Gladstone M.S. Smith (Deceased)
    (Signed)
    Rebecca Atkinson
    Wool Framework Knitter (Spinster)
    Age 28 3 Slitrig Bank, Hawick
    Parents: James Atkinson
    Wool Framework Knitter
    Elizabeth Atkinson M.S. Barlow
    (Signed)
    John Thomson
    Minister of the (St.) Marys Church, Hawick
    (Signed)
    John Sharpe (Witness)
    Sarah Atkinson (Witness)
    Registered
    1872 December 31st, Hawick
    AJ Dodds
    Registrar
  5. Scotlands People - Statutory Registers of Deaths (from 1855), 1884 ATKINSON, JAMES (Statutory registers Deaths 789/ 25)
    1884 ATKINSON, JAMES (Statutory registers Deaths 789/ 25)
    Deaths in the Sistrict of Hawick in the County of Roxburgh 1884
    James Atkinson
    Wool Frame Work Knitter
    (Married to Elizabeth Bailey Benson)
    1884 January Twenty Third 5h. A.M.
    12 Myerslaw Green, Hawick M. 64 years
    Parents: James Atkinson
    Wire Worker (Deceased)
    Elizabeth Atkinson
    M.S. Walker (Deceased)
    COD: Heart Disease Uncertain
    As cert. by D. McLeod F.R.C.S.E.
    Inf. Samuel Benson Atkinson
    Son (Present)
    Registered
    1884 January 26th, Hawick
    AJ Dodds
    Registrar
  6. Scotlands People - Old Parish Registers of Banns and Marriages, 1842 ATKINSON, JAMES ELIZABETH BAILEY/BENSON 04/10/1842 789/ 60 118 Hawick Not downloaded
    1842 ATKINSON, JAMES ELIZABETH BAILEY/BENSON 04/10/1842 789/ 60 118 Hawick

Historical events

Day of marriage October 4, 1842

  • The temperature on October 4, 1842 was about 12.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north. Weather type: half bewolkt bui. Source: KNMI
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1842: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
    • February 7 » Battle of Debre Tabor: Ras Ali Alula, Regent of the Emperor of Ethiopia defeats warlord Wube Haile Maryam of Semien.
    • March 9 » The first documented discovery of gold in California occurs at Rancho San Francisco, six years before the California Gold Rush.
    • March 28 » First concert of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Otto Nicolai.
    • August 1 » The Lombard Street riot erupts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
    • August 14 » American Indian Wars: Second Seminole War ends, with the Seminoles forced from Florida to Oklahoma.
    • December 7 » First concert of the New York Philharmonic, founded by Ureli Corelli Hill.

Day of death January 23, 1884

  • The temperature on January 23, 1884 was about 7.3 °C. There was 18 mm of rain. The air pressure was 37 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 83%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1884: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • March 13 » The Siege of Khartoum begins. It lasts until January 26, 1885.
    • March 27 » A mob in Cincinnati, Ohio, attacks members of a jury which had returned a verdict of manslaughter in what was seen as a clear case of murder; over the next few days the mob would riot and eventually destroy the courthouse.
    • May 1 » Moses Fleetwood Walker becomes the first black person to play in a professional baseball game in the United States.
    • May 31 » The arrival at Plymouth of Tāwhiao, King of Maoris, to claim the protection of Queen Victoria.
    • October 22 » The International Meridian Conference designates the Royal Observatory, Greenwich as the world's prime meridian.
    • December 6 » The Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., is completed.


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