Harriott (Wheelhouse) Atkins (1805 - 1859)

Born 10 Jun 1805 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Henry Atkin — married 11 Jun 1832 in Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Paul Sheffield, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 9 Jul 1859 at age 54 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Biography

Harriott (Wheelhouse) Atkins was born in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.

Harriott (Wheelhouse) Atkins migrated from Derbyshire, England to South Australia.

Birth & Baptism

Harriott Wheelhouse born 10 June 1805 and baptised 30 Jun 1805, Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Paul Sheffield, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. She was the daughter of Robert and Hannah Wheelhouse. ^[1]

Marriage

Harriet Wheelhouse married Henry Atkin, 11 Jun 1832, Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Paul Sheffield, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. ^[2][3]

Emmigration

In 1849 an Atkin(s) family departed London 22 March 1849 aboard "Branken Moor" and arrived Port Adelaide, South Australia, 3 July. ^[4][5][6]

Parents Henry (39) and Harriet (37) with children Charles (18), Ellen (15), Henry (13), Elizabeth (11), Thomas (7), Harriet (6), Jannet (infant)

Two sources - identical names and ages.

Surname is Atkin ^[7]

Surname is Atkins ^[8]

England and Wales Census, 1841

Norton, Derbyshire, England

Registration District Ecclesall Bierlow

Residence Hemsworth

Henry Atkin M 30 Derbyshire

Harriott Atkin F 30 Derbyshire

Sarah Atkin F 10 Derbyshire

Ellen Atkin F 8 Derbyshire

Henry Atkin M 6 Derbyshire

Elizabeth Atkin F 4 Derbyshire

Thos Atkin F 2 Derbyshire

Death

On the 9th inst., at Currie-street west, Harriet, the beloved wife of Henry Atkin, aged 50 years. ^[9]

Burial

West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia. ^[10]

Research

Notes on her birth year

1841 census age 30

Immigration 1849, age 37

Death 1859, age 50

These indicate a birth about 1809-12

Her marriage was in Sheffield, Yorkshire - no Derbyshire baptisms found so the 1805 above was entered

The only other possible baptism is for Spofforth, Yorkshire, 1807 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:682S-ZNFY

Norton, Derbyshire (early 1800's), now Norton, Sheffield is 6 mile south of Sheffield, Yorkshire

Derbyshire has become fractionally smaller during government reorganisation over the years. The Sheffield suburbs Woodseats, Beauchief, Handsworth, Woodhouse, Norton, Mosborough, Totley, Bradway and Dore were previously parts of the county, but were lost to Sheffield between 1900 and 1933 ^[11]

There is another Norton 10 mile from Doncaster and 32 mile north of Sheffield https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norton,_Doncaster

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J731-S9B : 5 February 2023), Harriott Wheelhouse, 1805.
2. ↑ "England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6652-KR29 : 11 August 2022), Harriet Wheelhouse, 1832.
3. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheffield_Cathedral
4. ↑ http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/brankenmoor1849.shtml
5. ↑ https://bound-for-south-australia.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/1849BrankenMoor.htm
6. ↑ https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Branken_Moor_%2C_Immigrant_Voyage_to_South_Australia_1849
7. ↑ "Australia, South Australia, Immigrants Ship Papers, 1849-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLF6-6PKN : 14 March 2018), Henry Atkin, 1849; citing Emigration, Australia, name citing , Attorney General of South Australia, Adelaide.
8. ↑ "Australia, South Australia, Immigrants Ship Papers, 1849-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLF6-L1JM : 14 March 2018), Henry Atkins, 1849; citing Emigration, Australia, name citing , Attorney General of South Australia, Adelaide.
9. ↑ The South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1858 - 1889) Mon 11 Jul 1859
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157407825/harriet-atkins: accessed 20 April 2023), memorial page for Harriet Wheelhouse Atkins (1809–11 Jul 1859), Find A Grave: Memorial #157407825, citing West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, Adelaide City, South Australia, Australia; Maintained by Dwight Baker (contributor 47306645).
11. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derbyshire

• South Australia BDM - Death Reg #9/34

• "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7S1-3GH : 28 May 2019), Harriott Atkin in household of Henry Atkin, Norton, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.