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Could I have an 1841-1871 census lookup please!

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Linda

Linda Report 6 Jan 2014 23:26

Hello
Could I have the census information of this person below please.

1841;Sharp Mary 1832 Durham Sunderland, Sunderland, East
1851;Sharp Mary 1833 Sunderland Sunderland, Sunderland East
1861;Atkinson Mary 1834 Sunderland Sunderland, South Bishop Wearmouth
1871;Atkinson Mary 1834 County Durham Sunderland, Bishopwearmouth, South

Mary is the same person maiden name being Sharp!

Thank you.
Linda. :-)

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 6 Jan 2014 23:44

1871 has a Mary Atkinson as a servant for Gales family


Name: Mary Atkinson
Age: 37 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1834
Relation: Servant Gender: Female Where born: Durham, England
Civil Parish: Bishop Wearmouth
Ecclesiastical parish: St Michael Town: Sunderland
County/Island: Durham Country: England
Registration District: Sunderland
Sub-registration District: South Bishop Wearmouth
ED, institution, or vessel: 5 Household Schedule Number: 145 Piece: 5005 Folio: 69 Page Number: 25 Household Members:
Name Age
John F Gales 42
William A Gales 10
Ernest F Gales 7
George E Gales 6
Florence M Gales 4
Ann Gales 84
Jane Reid 63
Mary Atkinson 37
Esther M Graham 28
Jane Henderson 67

Shown as unmarried - housemaid

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 7 Jan 2014 00:25

This one's a widow, an attendant at hospital workhouse:

1871 England Census
about Mary Ann Atkinson Name: Mary Ann Atkinson
Age: 34
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1837
Relation: Attendant
Gender: Female
Where born: Sunderland, Durham, England
Civil Parish: Bishop Wearmouth
Ecclesiastical parish: Millfield St Mark
County/Island: Durham
Country: England
Registration District: Sunderland
Sub-registration District: North Bishop Wearmouth
ED, institution, or vessel: Sunderland Union Workhouse
Household Schedule Number: 1
Piece: 5003
Folio: 64


MargaretM

MargaretM Report 7 Jan 2014 00:55

She's a seaman's wife here and he's evidently at sea:

1861 England Census
about Mary Ann Atkinson Name: Mary Ann Atkinson
Age: 27
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1834
Relation: Wife
Gender: Female
Where born: Sunderland, Durham, England

Civil Parish: Bishopwearmouth
Ecclesiastical parish: St Paul
County/Island: Durham
Country: England

Registration District: Sunderland
Sub-registration District: South Bishop Wearmouth
ED, institution, or vessel: 9
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Schedule Number: 359
Piece: 3773
Folio: 63
Page Number: 57
Household Members: Name Age
Mary Ann Atkinson 27
William Atkinson 3
Margaret J Atkinson 1



Sylvia

Sylvia Report 7 Jan 2014 00:59



about Mary Sharp




Name:
Mary Sharp

Age:
9

Estimated Birth Year:
abt 1832

Gender:
Female

Where born:
Durham, England



Civil Parish:
Sunderland

Hundred:
Sunderland Town

County/Island:
Durham

Country:
England




Street Address:

Occupation:



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Registration District:
Sunderland

Sub-registration District:
East Sunderland

Neighbors:
View others on page

Piece:
321

Book:
1

Folio:
13

Page Number:
23

Household Members:


Name

Age

Ann Leafes 54
Sarah Knox 30
George Knox 10
William Robson 23
Jane Robson 18
Mary Sharp 9
Elizabeth Laite 24
Ember


MargaretM

MargaretM Report 7 Jan 2014 01:04

Her marriage?

Marriages Dec 1856 (>99%)
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Atkinson Alexander Sunderland 10a 514
Sharp Mary Ann Sunderland 10a 514

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 7 Jan 2014 01:08

Alexander at sea in 1861?

1861 England Census
about Alexander Atkinson Name: Alexander Atkinson
Age: 32
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1829
Relation: Seman
Gender: Male
Where born: Sunderland, Durham, England

Civil Parish: Vessels
Town: Off Flambrough Head
County/Island: Misc Ships at Sea or Abroad
Country: England

Registration District: Misc Ships
Sub-registration District: Misc Ships
ED, institution, or vessel: Susannah (1)
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Schedule Number: 1
Piece: 4444
Folio: 58
Household Members: Name Age
Thomas Dix 48
Jacob Johnson 27
Robert Laws 26
Alexander Atkinson 32
Thomas Hanison 22
John Hall Street 16

Edit: Perhaps not, original says unmarried.

Linda

Linda Report 7 Jan 2014 01:10

Margee

Thank you for the above information. yes thats the right Mary ann.

Kind regards
Linda. :-)