The entries for people & families with the surname Atkinson are gathered together in this SideTrack.
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The individuals listed are not necessarily related to each other.
He was a dyer [1854].
On 3rd Dec 1854, he married Hannah Hollas in Halifax.
They had no children.
Amos died in 1868.
He was buried at All Souls' Church, Halifax
[27th Jun 1868].
After his death, Hannah married Jeremiah Wilson.
They had no children
In October 1849, he was charged with having sold grains of paradise
to Mrs Joseph Woodhead.
He was fined £125.
See
John Bottomley
In [Q4] 1912, he married Emily Thomas in Halifax.
They lived at 32 Illingworth Road, Holmfield.
During World War I,
he served as a Sergeant
with C Company
2nd Battalion
York & Lancaster Regiment.
He was awarded the Good Conduct Medal
& the Long Service Medal.
He died 21st March 1918 (aged 40).
He is remembered on the Arras Memorial, France [8],
and on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
Son of Agnes (née Cookson) [16??-1758] & Myles Atkinson [16??-1736].
He was vicar of Thorp Arch.
He married Jane Johnson [1713-1791].
Children:
Son of Rev Christopher Atkinson.
He was educated at Thorp Arch and Trinity College Cambridge [1773]
and Trinity Hall Cambridge.
He was
vicar of St Edward's, Cambridge [1781-1785]
and
vicar of Wethersfield, Essex [1785-1795]
On 13th June 1785, he married Catherine Byrne.
Children:
He died and was buried at Wethersfield
Son of Rev Miles Atkinson.
Born in Leeds.
He was educated at Leeds Grammar School and Magdalene College
Cambridge.
He was
ordained [1796] /
Vicar of Elland for 41 years [1802-1843] /
Curate of St Paul's, Leeds [1811-1843].
He married Elizabeth Wilson [1781-1865].
Children:
He and his son, William, are commemorated in a stained glass
window at Elland Parish Church.
In 1835, the ladies of his congregation bought him a new gown to
replace one which had been stolen.
He had a long-standing and bitter disagreement with William Wooler, whom he accused of keeping a disorderly house.
Christopher and his wife Elizabeth died in Elland.
They and their sons, Christopher and William, were
buried at St Paul's Church, Leeds.
Their children
Elizabeth
and
Thomas Lacy
were buried at Elland Parish Church.
Born in Elland.
He died in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Born 5th February 1797,
Baptised 16th March 1797.
In [Q1] 1849, he married Agnes Elizabeth Harrison [1819-1850]
in Fylde.
They had no children.
Agnes Elizabeth died 26th March 1850.
In [Q4] 1854, he married Anne Clarke [1838-1???] in Lancaster.
Children:
Edwards died 23rd August 1861
Son of John Atkinson.
In 1840, he married Sarah Riley [1818-1844] in Halifax.
Children:
Members of the family were buried at St Peter's Church, Sowerby:
Eli [27th January 1869]
In 1851, she married (1) Oliver Buckley.
She was widowed by 1864.
In 1864, she married (2) John Firth
He was
a night worker (tram shed) [1901] /
a tramway conductor (on the Skircoat-Pellon route) [1911].
In 1906, he married Charlotte Waind [1888-1964] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
During World War I,
he enlisted at the outbreak of War, and
served as a Private
with the 1st/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died at home [25th December 1915] (aged 32)
in a delirium following double pneumonia and pleurisy brought on by
injuries sustained in a German gas attack.
He was buried at Illingworth Church
[1st January 1916] in a ceremony attended by hundreds of friends and
fellow servicemen.
A firing party gave farewell volleys.
He is remembered on the Memorial at Saint Mary the Virgin, Illingworth,
on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Saint Mary the Virgin, Illingworth
Born in Ayton, Yorkshire.
He was
a silk dresser [1891] /
innkeeper of the Prince Albert Inn, Brighouse [1893-1898] /
landlord of the Prince of Wales, Brighouse [1896, 1899, 1901] /
innkeeper of the Woodman, Brighouse [1911]
On 18th February 1896, he married Lucy Hannah Bottomley
[1874-1946] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at 68 Halifax Road, Brighouse [1938].
Ernest died in ^brig^ [31st October 1938].
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £1,218 9/11d.
Probate was granted to his widow Lucy Hannah and sons
William, Hubert Arthur and Ray
He lived at 15 Freedom Street, Halifax.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 211th Company
Machine Gun Corps (Infantry).
He died 22nd May 1918 (aged 20).
He was buried at St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France [Q III N 23].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Saint Mary the Virgin, Illingworth,
and on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
In 1967, he and R. W. McDowall published Aisled Houses in the Halifax Area.
He left to become director of the Bowes Museum at Barnard
Castle.
In 1970, he was responsible for the conception and design of Beamish Open Air Museum.
He married Joan Peirson who had been his museum assistant.
See
Aisled Houses in the Halifax Area
Baptised at St Matthew's Church, Lightcliffe [5th March 1835]
During World War I,
he served as a Driver
with C Battery
128th Brigade
Royal Field Artillery.
He died 7th August 1916.
He was buried at Bethune Town Cemetery, France [V H 27].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
He was
a woollen weaver [1861] /
a woollen draper [1871] /
a woollen warper [1881]
In [Q2] 1846, he married Ann Smith [1816-18??].
Children:
The family lived at
In 1881, Hartley was living with his son
Lewis and family
During World War I,
he served as a Lance Corporal
with A Company
1st/7th Battalion
Northumberland Fusiliers.
He died 13th December 1917 (aged 20).
He was buried at Potijze Chateau Grounds Cemetery, Belgium [I C 69].
He is remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance,
on Patmos War Memorial,
on the Roll of Honour of Patmos Congregational Church,
and on the Memorial at Oddfellows' Hall, Todmorden
He lived at 19 Balmoral Place, Halifax [1881].
Living with him [in 1881] was his sister Mary Anne Atkinson
[1823-1901].
He died at home [21st June 1889] (aged 64).
He was buried at Stoney Royd Cemetery
[A 105 A].
On 22nd January 1901, Mary Anne Atkinson (spinster) died at 19
Balmoral Place, Halifax, and was buried in the same grave at
Stoney Royd Cemetery
He was
a silk dresser [1891] /
a mechanics labourer [1901]
In 1887, he married Emily Garforth [1868-19??] from Rastrick,
in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
In 1891, Herbert's
widowed father John [1833-1???] (leather dresser)
and
sister Lucy [b 1872] (silk spinner)
were living with the family
He was employed by Whittaker's Biscuits.
In [Q4] 1913, he married Gladys M. Windsor in Halifax.
Children:
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 10th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was reported missing and assumed to have died [28th July 1916] (aged 26)
on his first day in the trenches.
He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France [6A & 6B],
and on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
In [Q4] 1919, Gladys married John J. Maher
in Birmingham.
They lived at Hednesford, Staffordshire
He was a silk twister [1802].
On 22nd Aug 1802, he married Phillis Hollas at Elland Parish
Church.
Children:
Isaac died 8th June 1851.
He was buried at St Bartholomew's Church, Ripponden
He was
a coal miner [1881, 1891] /
a coal miner underground [1901].
In 1877, he married Emma Taylor [1858-1???] in Halifax.
She was a mender of pieces (worsted coatings) [1881], and a mender
after woollen weaver [1891]
Children:
The family lived at
He was
a bookkeeper [1871] /
a woollen manufacturer [1881, 1891] /
a partner in John Atkinson & Sons Limited [1890].
In [Q2] 1867, he married Eliza Jane Fox in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
James Henry died 19th January 1894.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £6,415 7/3d.
Probate was granted to
his widow Eliza Jane, and James Riley Atkinson
They are mentioned in the List of Local Wills: 1894
He was
a woollen manufacturer [1894] /
senior partner in John Atkinson & Sons Limited /
a director of John Marsh & Company Limited [1897].
He lived at Spring Bank, Sowerby Bridge [1897].
He and his parents were buried at St Peter's Church, Sowerby:
James Riley [16th August 1920].
In his will, he left £200 for the annual outing of the Choir
Committee of West End Congregational Church, Sowerby Bridge.
He married Unknown.
Children:
The family lived at 23 Westbrook Terrace, Commercial Road, Halifax.
During World War I,
he enlisted [October 1914], and
served as a Private
with the 2nd/5th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was wounded twice.
He died 20th July 1918 (aged 40).
He is remembered on the Soissons Memorial, France,
on Halifax War Memorial,
and on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
Born 30th June 1863.
In 1887, he married Mary Eastwood [1864-19??] in Halifax.
Children:
Jim died in Sale
He was
a woollen manufacturer [1841-1871] /
a member of the Norland Board of Guardians [1869].
He established John Atkinson & Sons Limited.
On 26th December 1813, he married Sarah (Sally) Mitchell [1790-1870] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
Probate records show effects valued at under £12,000.
His executors were his children John and Emma.
Members of the family were buried at St Peter's Church, Sowerby:
John [28th April 1877]
On 13th September 1907, he married Sarah Edith Bintley
at Addison Street, Congregational Church, Nottingham
They lived at Springfield, Huddersfield Road, Brighouse.
Sarah Edith was Mayoress to her uncle, Robert Thornton.
In 1922, she provided money for the construction of Thornton Cottage Homes almshouses at Thornhill Road, Rastrick
He lived at 21 Clare Road, Halifax [1905]
In 1922, she provided money for the construction of Thornton Cottage Homes almshouses at Thornhill Road, Rastrick
He was
a chemist and druggist.
he was buried at St Martin's Church, Brighouse
Born in Halifax.
He was
a wool carder at Turvin Mill [1841] /
a woollen manufacturer at Turvin Mill [1851] /
a woollen manufacturer [1861, 1871, 1881, 1886].
He married Sarah.
They had no children.
They lived at
He was buried at St Peter's Church, Sowerby
[30th April 1886].
Probate records show that he left a personal estate valued at £18,073 6/-
Born 22nd April 1872.
He was landlord of the Butchers' Arms, Ripponden [1932].
On 5th September 1896, he married Leah Hannah Whiteley
[1868-1943] at Elland Parish Church.
Children:
Members of the family were buried at Ebenezer Methodist New Connexion Chapel, Soyland
The children were all born in Soyland.
John died in Ripponden [10th January 1932]
He worked for John Shaw & Sons.
During World War I,
he enlisted [September 1916], and
served as a Private
with B Company
2nd/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died 10th April 1918 (aged 36).
He was buried at Blackley Baptist Graveyard
[C 158].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Saint Andrew's Church, Stainland,
and on the Memorial at Stainland Wesleyan Chapel
Of Leeds.
Son of Rev Christopher Atkinson.
He was educated at Queens' College Cambridge [1756].
He was Deputy Lieutenant for the West Riding for 36 years.
On 6th January 1765, he married (1) Elizabeth Busfeild.
Children:
He married (2) Susannah.
When his wife's uncle, Thomas Busfeild, died, he assumed the
arms and the surname of Busfeild or Busfield
becoming Johnson Atkinson Busfeild
Son of John Atkinson.
In 1871, he married Ann Wood.
The couple were buried at St Peter's Church, Sowerby:
Jonas [20th January 1879];
Ann [1st September 1891].
See
Jeremiah Riley
Baptised 5th January 1701.
He married Elizabeth Buoyes [1709-1791].
Children:
Elizabeth died 26th September 1791
He married Ann Law [1738-1816].
Children:
Joseph died 29th November 1807.
Ann died 22nd March 1816
For a considerable time, he was assisted by his curate, Rev Melville Horne.
He had a farm at Roomfield, and
Born 10th March 1867.
On 24th November 1894, he married Gertrude Norcliffe
[1872-1917] in Halifax.
Children:
The children were all born in Sowerby.
The couple died in Halifax:
Gertrude [] (aged 1917);
Joseph [9th April 1949]
He was
a woollen manufacturer's clerk [1901] /
a woollen mill manager [1908].
Of John Atkinson & Sons Limited.
He lived at Vale House, Sowerby Bridge [1905]
He and his brother Thomas Atkinson owned Atkinson's Mill, Colne Bridge where 17 children burned to death when they were
trapped inside the mill on 14th February 1818.
On 29th May 1788, he married (1) Susannah Atkinson at St
Marylebone, London.
Children:
Ironically, he and his wife were supporters of the movement for the
Abolition of Slavery.
He subscribed to 100 copies of a work entitled Interesting
Narratives by Equiano, the African.
On 30th July 1795, he married (2) Elisabeth Edwards at Halifax
Parish Church.
Children:
Betty had been ill for almost a year with a disease of the
chest and lungs.
On 12th June 1856, Leah went to Benjamin Wood's
shop to buy laudanum which she gave to the child to cure her.
Betty died the next day.
Suspicions were aroused, and the body was exhumed.
Leah was accused of poisoning the child with laudanum.
At the Inquest, the Jury returned a verdict that the child
died from natural causes
This is discussed in the book
Halifax Murders
Born in Midgley.
He was
a woollen piecener [1871] /
a grocer & woollen spinner [1881] /
a grocer [1891] /
a carrier [1901] /
a grocer and general carrier (employer) [1911].
His shop was damaged in the Pye Nest Tram Disaster of
15th October 1907.
In 1876, he married Grace Greenwood [1857-19??] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1881] was Lewis's father Hartley Atkinson
Living with them in 1891 was visitor Emma Greenwood [aged 23]
(mill hand).
Son Fred died after a very short illness [18th March 1906].
Living with them in 1911 was boarder Herbert Marsden [aged 29]
(carter at the family's carting business)
Son of Rev Christopher Atkinson.
Born in Ledsham.
He was educated at Peterhouse College Cambridge [1763].
He was curate and lecturer at Leeds.
He founded St Paul's Church, Leeds at a cost of £10,000.
He published a two-volume collection of Practical Sermons
[1812].
On 5th April 1768, he married Mary Kennion from Leeds.
Children:
He worked for Abraham Garforth at Akroydon.
On Saturday, 3rd February 1866, Atkinson went with other
workers to the Flying Dutchman, Boothtown,
where Garforth paid his men.
Atkinson and Garforth had a disagreement about wages
and went into the back yard to fight, Atkinson appearing very
pressing to engage in a fight with Garforth.
Garforth seized Atkinson by the shoulders and pushed
him violently backwards, Atkinson fell upon the back of his
head on the pavement.
He lay in a state of insensibility for some time before waking and
asking for some beer.
The landlady refused and he walked to another nearby beerhouse where
he remained in a state of stupor until closing time.
He was unable to help himself and he was moved to a shed where he was
left until Sunday when Mr Johnson, clerk of the works at
Akroydon, found him shivering and insensible.
Atkinson was taken to the Infirmary where he died on
Monday.
At the inquest, Garforth was charged with manslaughter
In April, her mother, Margaret Atkinson [39], was
found Guilty of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished
responsibility and sentenced to 3 years' imprisonment
On 20th January 1882, he was charged with the manslaughter of Joseph Cawood.
Cawood was kicked or struck by Atkinson on 25th December 1881.
His left leg was badly broken, and he died from blood poisoning in
the Infirmary on 15th January 1882.
A few days before his death, Cawood said that Atkinson
had kicked him.
Atkinson admitted to PC Herby that he pushed Cawood,
but denied kicking him
Born in Halifax.
He was
a saddler [1841] /
a saddler &c [1851] /
a retired saddler [1871, 1881].
In 1841, he married (1) 1813-18? 1850 at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
Between 1871 and 1881, he married (2) another Elizabeth.
The family lived at
In 1871, the widowed Samuel was living with
daughter Martha
Living with them [in 1881] & 1891 were daughter Sarah Elizabeth
Thompson and grandsons John Jagger Thompson [aged 5]
and Samuel Charles Thompson [aged 3]
He lived at 4 Heath Park Avenue, Halifax.
He died at home [16th January 1903] (aged 86).
He was buried at Stoney Royd Cemetery
[J 302 A]
She married Law Atkinson.
She and her husband were supporters of the movement for the
Abolition of Slavery.
On 29th March 1791, she wrote a letter to
She was dead by 1795 when Law remarried
Baptised 7th January 1779.
He and his brother Law Atkinson owned Colne Bridge Mill and
Bradley Mills [1818, 1833]
In 1812, he married Mary Margaret Batty [1789-1865] in
Wakefield.
Children:
He was a captain of the Yeomanry and took an active part against the
Luddites.
He is said to have been the next man intended to be shot by them
after the murder of William Horsfall [1812].
When he married in Wakefield [1812], he carried a brace of pistols in
his coat pockets in case of attack.
He was presented with a dress sword by the ladies of Huddersfield, as
a token of regard for his valuable services with the Yeoman
Cavalry [1795-1851].
The sword is now in the Tolson Memorial Museum, Huddersfield
Perpetual Curate at the Bell Chapel, Thornton,
In order to be near his sweetheart – Frances Walker – at
Hartshead, Rev Atkinson exchanged his living at Thornton
with Rev Patrick Brontë to become
Vicar of Hartshead-cum-Clifton [1815-1866].
On 23rd December 1817, he married Frances Walker
at Kirkheaton.
They had no children.
He and his wife were Charlotte's god-parents.
They offered to pay her fees at Roe Head where Mrs Atkinson's
niece, Amelia, was already studying.
He proposed the construction of a church at Clifton as a chapel of ease for the growing community in Clifton.
In 1818, he rented part of Clifton Free School for use as a Sunday
School.
He and his wife gave 2 chairs to the new St John's Church, Clifton.
Frances died on 2nd May 1881 at The Greenhouse, Mirfield, and
left an estate of £12,000.
He and Frances were buried at Hartshead Church
In March 1857, he was declared bankrupt
He specialised in valuations of mills, machinery, hotels and public
houses.
On 28th February 1882, he was fined 12/- for holding an auction sale
of horses in Wade Street, Halifax, on 18th February without
permission.
In 1860, he married Sabina Walton [1835-19??] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at 26 Elmfield Terrace, Skircoat [1881].
He was a pork butcher (employer) [1911].
In [Q4] 1879, he married Hannah Bayliff [1859-19??] from South
Stainley, in Ulverston.
Children:
The family lived at Kirkley, Brighouse [1911]
Son of Rev Christopher Atkinson.
Born at Thorp Arch.
He was educated at Jesus College Cambridge [1776].
He was
ordained [1781] /
priest [1782] /
lecturer at Bradford Parish Church [for 62 years from 1784-1846].
At Bradford – where he was known as the afternoon man – he
stored his sermons in 2 barrels.
He drew a sermon from one barrel, delivered it and then placed it in
the second barrel.
When the first barrel was exhausted, he started over again with those
in the second barrel.
He had a printing press which he used to produced pamphlets and
broadsheets on political and religious topics.
He wrote a volume of poems entitled Poetical Essays.
In 1791, he married Mary Cottam.
Children:
He was
a druggist [1826] /
a retired wool stapler [1851].
On 19th September 1826, he married Sarah Salt.
Children:
The family lived at Knowl Cottage, Mirfield [1851]
Born in Elland.
He was educated at Heath Grammar School, St John's College
Cambridge [1832] and Magdalene College Cambridge [1833].
He was Perpetual Curate of Elland Parish Church [1843-1850]
He was a Puseyite.
In 1850, he began restoration work at Elland Parish Church.
He died before the work was completed.
He did not marry.
He and his father are commemorated in a stained glass window at the
church.
See
Elland Society
He was
a butcher & farmer 8 acres [1871] /
a general butcher [1881] /
innkeeper at the Prince Albert, Brighouse [1887-1893]
In [Q4] 1863, he married (1) Mary Schofield [1835-1889] in
Halifax.
Children:
Mary died in 1889.
In [Q3] 1889, he married (2) Ellen Rayner [1832-1897] in
Halifax.
The family lived at Clifton [1871, 1881]
He was a labourer [1863].
On 24th January 1863, he married Harriet Hollas in Halifax
Children:
He was
a hay & straw dealer &c (employer) [1911] /
partner in W. & J. Atkinson.
Around 1873, he married Mary Margaret [1854-19??].
Children:
The family lived at
Hannah was the daughter of David Hollas
Catherine was the daughter of Sir Peter Byrne of
Cheshire
Elizabeth came from Leeds
Lucy Hannah, of Thornhill Briggs, Brighouse, was the daughter
of Joseph Bottomley, mason (deceased)
Ann was born in Sowerby
Phillis was the daughter of Daniel Hollas
Emma was born in Queensbury.
Eliza Jane was the daughter of William Fox
Mary was born in Sowerby
Sarah Edith, was the youngest daughter of Job
Bintley CE of The Oaks, Brighouse, and niece of the late Mrs
Masser
Leah Hannah was born in Barkisland
Susannah was the widow of John Dearden
Ann was the daughter of Thomas Wood
Elizabeth was born 6th July 1709
Ann was baptised 29th November 1738
was regularly to be seen in his clogs, driving his stirks to St
Mary's Church to graze
Gertrude was born in Soyland
Elizabeth, of Halifax, was the daughter of gentleman Thomas
Lees
her much valued friend, Equiano, the African
Mary was the daughter of John Cottam
Sarah was the daughter of Daniel Salt
Harriet was the daughter of Joseph Hollas
Joseph Atkinson was an early member of the family
See also
Joseph Atkinson,
Law Atkinson and
Thomas Atkinson
The Surname is discussed in the book Halifax & District Surnames by George Redmonds.
There are over 70 entries on
the Calderdale Companion
for people with the surname Atkinson,
as discussed in this SideTrack.
This count does not include other forms of the surname.
Unattached BMDs for Atkinson:
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