Born before in Cropredy, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Son of Joseph Adkins
and Ann (Neal) Adkins
Brother of
James Adkins
Husband of
Sarah Jane (Amos) Atkins
— married
8 Dec 1861 in Cropredy, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Father of
Ellen Atkins, Maria Atkins, Thomas William Adkins, Ann Atkins, Betsy Adkins, Celia Jane Adkins, Albert Adkins, Joseph Adkins, Susan Emily (Adkins) Lunt, Walter Adkins and Beatrice E. Adkins
Died
after age 64
in Great Bourton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Contents |
Biography
Birth
William Atkins was baptised at St Mary the Virgin, Cropredy, Oxfordshire on 6th August 1837.[1] He was the son of Joseph and Ann and his father stated on the register that he was a labourer.
Early Census
- 1841 Cropredy, Oxfordshire [2]
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Joseph Adkins | M | 30 | Oxfordshire | |
| Ann Adkins | F | 30 | Oxfordshire | |
| Eliza Adkins | F | 7 | Oxfordshire | |
| William Adkins | M | 3 | Oxfordshire | |
| Betsey Adkins | F | 0 | Oxfordshire |
- 1851 Cropredy, Oxfordshire [3]
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Joseph Adkins | Head | Married | M | 40 | Ag Labourer | Cropredy, Oxfordshire |
| Ann Adkins | Wife | Married | F | 40 | Farnborough, Warwickshire | |
| William Adkins | Son | M | 13 | Ag Labourer | Cropredy, Oxfordshire | |
| Betsy Adkins | Daughter | F | 10 | Scholar | Cropredy, Oxfordshire | |
| James Adkins | Son | M | 6 | Scholar | Cropredy, Oxfordshire |
- 1861 Cropredy, Oxfordshire [4]
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Joseph Adkins | Head | Married | M | 50 | Agricultural Labourer | Oxford Cropredy, |
| Ann Adkins | Wife | Married | F | 50 | Warwick Farnborough, | |
| William Adkins | Son | Single | M | 23 | Agricultural Labourer | Oxford Cropredy, |
| James Adkins | Son | Single | M | 16 | Agricultural Labourer | Oxford Cropredy, |
| Joseph Adkins | Son | M | 9 | Scholar | Oxford Cropredy, | |
| Jemima Adkins | Daughter | F | 7 | Scholar | Oxford Cropredy, |
Marriage
William Adkins and Sarah Amos were married after banns at St Mary the Virgin, Cropredy, Oxfordshire on 8th December 1861.[5] They were bachelor and spinster and both of the parish. Williams was 24 and the son of Joseph Adkins. Sarah was 21 and the daughter of Obed Amos. William, Joseph and Obed were all labourers. They both signed their own names on the register (William spelling his surname as Atkins) and the witnesses to the marriage were Thomas Amos and Anne Edwards.[6]
Residence
- Date: 1871
- Residence: Cropredy, Oxfordshire, England[7]
- Birth Date: abt 1838
- Birth place: Cropredy, Oxfordshire,
- Date: 1881
- Residence: Cropredy, Oxfordshire, England[8]
- Birth date: abt 1838
- Birth place: Cropredy, Oxfordshire, England
Death
William Atkins died at the age of 63 in Great Bourton, Oxfordshire.[9] He was buried at All Saints, Great Bourton, on 18th August 1901.[10]
Research Notes
Source needed for actual date of death.
Sources
- ↑ Ancestry.com. Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1915 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data:Original data: Anglican Parish Registers, Oxfordshire Family History Society and Oxfordshire History Centre. Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR78/1/R2/2 Image
- ↑
1841 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1841"
Citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
FamilySearch (accessed 19 March 2022)
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William Adkins (3) in Banbury registration district. Born in Oxfordshire. - ↑
1851 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1851"
Citing Cropredy, Oxfordshire, England, p. 20; citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
FamilySearch (accessed 19 March 2022)
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William Adkins (13) son in household of Joseph Adkins (40) in Banbury registration district. Born in Cropredy, Oxfordshire. - ↑
1861 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1861"
Citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
FamilySearch (accessed 19 March 2022)
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William Adkins (23), single son, in household of Joseph Adkins (50) in Banbury registration district. - ↑ Register of Marriages: GRO Reference: 1861 D Quarter in Banbury Volume 03A Page 1217
- ↑ Ancestry.com. Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data:Anglican Parish Registers, Oxfordshire Family History Society and Oxfordshire History Centre. Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR78/1/R3/3 Image
- ↑ Title: 1871 England Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1871. Data imaged from the National A Note: APID: 1,7619::0 Page: Class: RG10; Piece: 1463; Folio: 114; Page: 11; GSU roll: 838788. Note: http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1871&h=14407640&ti=5538&indiv=try&gss=pt
- ↑ Title: 1881 England Census Author: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. 1881 British Isles Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Page: Class: RG11; Piece: 1526; Folio: 68; Page: 10; GSU roll: 1341368. Note: http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1881&h=18018369&ti=5538&indiv=try&gss=pt
- ↑ Register of Deaths: GRO Reference: 1901 S Quarter in Banbury Volume 03A Page 563
- ↑ Ancestry.com. Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1965 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data:Anglican Parish Registers, Oxfordshire Family History Society and Oxfordshire History Centre. Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: BOD39_acc6098_1 Image
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Sarah Long
Please update the Last Name at Birth on this profile to Atkins in line with the spelling used on the baptism (info and source added)
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