William Atkinson (1822 - 1864)

Born 27 Apr 1822 in Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Died 12 Mar 1864 at age 41 in Hillsbrough, Bradfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Biography

William Atkinson died in The Great Sheffield Flood on 12 Mar 1864

William was born about 1822. He is the son of John Atkinson and his wife Mary Eastwood. He was christened on 30 Jun 1822 in St John the Baptist, Penistone, Yorkshire, England.^[1]

William was killed in 1864 during The Great Sheffield Flood when Dale Dyke Dam failed. A number of other families living near him in the 1861 census also lost their lives, including Isaac and Selina Turner and their children, and William’s brother James Atkinson.^[2]

William’s oldest brother John was awarded £250 in compensation for William’s estate^[3]

Census

• 1851 England Census: Name: William Atkinson; Sex: Male; Age: 28; Event Place: , Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England; Registration District: Wortley; Residence Note: Holme Lane; Birth Year (Estimated): 1823; Birthplace: Wortley, Yorkshire; Marital Status: Unmarried; Occupation: Saw Grinder; Relationship to Head of Household: Son

John Atkinson Head M 60 Wortley, Yorkshire

Mary Atkinson Wife F 55 Wortley, Yorkshire

William Atkinson Son M 28 Wortley, Yorkshire

James Atkinson Son M 26 Wortley, Yorkshire

Abraham Atkinson Son M 21 Wortley, Yorkshire

Alfred Atkinson Son M 19 Wortley, Yorkshire

Ezra Atkinson Son M 17 Ecclesfield, Yorkshire

Henry Atkinson Son M 14 Ecclesfield, Yorkshire

Edwin Atkinson Son M 12 Ecclesfield, Yorkshire^[4]

• 1861 England Census: Name: William Atkinson; Sex: Male; Age: 38; Event Place (Original): Ecclesfield, Yorkshire (West Riding), England; Registration District: Wortley; Residence Note: Holm Lane; Birth Year (Estimated): 1823; Birthplace: Ecclesfield, Yorkshire; Marital Status: Single; Occupation: Saw Grinder; Relationship to Head of Household: Head

William Atkinson Head M 38 Ecclesfield, Yorkshire

Sarah Walton Servant F 48 Kimberworth, Yorkshire^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP28/1/1/2 ancestry image
2. ↑ https://www2.shu.ac.uk/sfca/indexDeceased.cfm?initial=A
3. ↑ https://www2.shu.ac.uk/sfca/claimDetails.cfm?claim=3-2701
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPMY-73B : 12 September 2019), William Atkinson in household of John Atkinson, , Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England; citing , Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England, p. 39, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7KN-RMB : 3 March 2021), William Atkinson, Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.