John Atkinson

Brief Life History of John

When John Atkinson was born on 6 July 1793, in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Plummer Atkinson, was 28 and his mother, Rebecca Clipson, was 26. He died in 1832, at the age of 39, and was buried in All Saint's Church, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

William Plummer Atkinson
1764–1845
Rebecca Clipson
1767–1831
Ann Atkinson
1786–1871
Richard Atkinson
1789–1865
Rebecca Atkinson
1791–1828
Elizabeth Atkinson
1792–1792
John Atkinson
1793–1832
Henry Atkinson
1795–1795
Elizabeth Atkinson
1796–1798
Mary Atkinson
1798–1798
Henry Clipson Atkinson
1799–1867
Elizabeth Atkinson
1801–1861
Charles Atkinson
1802–1845
Mary Atkinson
1805–1806
Edward Atkinson
1807–1808
James William Atkinson
1811–1898

Sources (2)

  • John Atkinson, "England, Northumberland, Parish Registers, 1538-1950"
  • Baptism for John Atkinson

World Events (5)

1801 · The Act of Union

The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

1808 · The British West Africa Squadron

The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

Name Meaning

English (northern): patronymic from the personal name Atkin or Adkin, pet forms of Adam.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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History of William Plummer Atkinson and his family

History of William Plummer Atkinson By Emmeline Chatterton McKay ( 2nd gr granddaughter) written in 1977 William Plummer Atkinson was the third child, and the only son of Rev. Richard Atkinson a …

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