Augustus Atkins (1883 - 1972)

Born 5 Oct 1883 in St Helens, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Charlotte (Jones) Atkins — married 1904 in St Nicholas' Church, Sutton, St Helens

Died 8 Mar 1972 at age 88 in St Helens, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Augustus Atkins was born October 5th 1883 in St Helens, Lancashire. He was the son of George Atkins and Mary (Prescott) Atkins. His birth was registered in the final quarter of 1883, in Prescot district.

By April 5th 1891, the family was still in Water Street. There were five children in the household - William aged 12, Agnes (9), Augustus (7), Albert (4) and Austin (2). There was also a boarder, Joseph Rice, who was sixteen and working as a bench minder.

Augustus' father died in 1895 in St Helens, aged 47. His death was registered in the last quarter of the year.

Augustus' mother Mary married James Hunter in 1900, in a registrar-attended ceremony.

By March 31st 1901, they were living in Hardshaw Street, St Helens. James was working as a coal hewer. Four of her children from her first marriage were living with them: William James Atkins (22, and a labourer repairing roads), Augustus (17, and a plate glass grinder), Charles Albert (14 and a plate glass polisher), and Peter Austin (aged 12), and there was also a boarder, John Devine.

Augustus married Charlotte Jones in 1904 at St Nicholas' Church in Sutton (Anglican).

By April 2nd 1911, Augustus and Charlotte were living in Windle, and had started a family. Two Joneses, perhaps Charlotte's brothers, were boarding with them.

At some point after 1911, Augustus seems to have changed his name to Augustine.

By 1950, Augustine had retired (from his job as a school attendance officer). His brother William James died that year, and Augustine was his executor.

Augustine died on March 8th 1972 in St Helens. His address was 58 Kendal Drive, Carr Mill, St Helens.

Sources

• Birth registration listed on https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp

• Marriage registration https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=lI%2BHaQEg92XHU7DOTBq8zA&scan=1 & https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=t%2FfH0iWdqIDPEewOstDkAw&scan=1 also listed in Lancashire Register Office indexes on www.lancashirebmd.org.uk

• Death registration https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=%2FWKoP53BQnOVCdHx%2Bdd1rw&scan=1

• Probate https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/Calendar?surname=atkins&yearOfDeath=1972&page=2#calendar

• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:77WY-4W2 : 10 December 2017), Mary Atkins in household of George Atkins, Windle, Lancashire, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Lancashire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9LJ-3V4 : 8 April 2016), Peter A Atkins in household of James Hunter, St Helens, Lancashire, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing St Helens subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWY9-L2D : 12 August 2019), Augustus Atkins, Windle, St Helens, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

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