When Sir John Atkinson Baron of Grimsby was born in 1525, in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England, his father, Sir Baron Richard Geoffrey Atkinson Atkinson of Grimsby, was 21 and his mother, Elizabeth Warma Moll, was 22. He married Agnes Handley on 27 May 1554, in Howden, Yorkshire, England. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 8 July 1568, in his hometown, at the age of 43, and was buried in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom.
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Book of Common Prayer, a product of the English Reformation, was published in 1549 for assistance in the administration of the sacraments and other rites and ceremonies of the church according to the use of the Church of England. The book outlined morning, evening, and communion prayers and orders for baptism and marriage, thus making England a truly Protestant state.
The Act of Uniformity was passed by the Parliament of England and required all people to go to church once a week. The consequence of not attending church was a fine of 12 pence, which was a considerable amount for a poor person.
English (northern): patronymic from the personal name Atkin or Adkin, pet forms of Adam.
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