Thomas Lawrence Atkinson

1870–1954
Calverley, Yorkshire, England

The Life of Thomas Lawrence

When Thomas Lawrence Atkinson was born on 13 May 1870, in Calverley, Yorkshire, England, his father, Thomas Atkinson, was 34 and his mother, Jane Mitchell, was 34. He married Maud Elizabeth Jones on 27 August 1893, in Pudsey, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 daughters. He immigrated to United States in 1901 and lived in Farsley, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years. He was buried in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Lawrence Atkinson
1870–1954
Maud Elizabeth Jones
1870–1960
Marriage: 27 August 1893
Maude Irene Atkinson
1894–1977
Violet Elizabeth Atkinson
1896–1950
Olive Maude Atkinson
1899–1980
Alexandra Millicent Atkinson
1905–
Muriel Audrey Atkinson
1915–1990

Spouse & Children

MARRIAGE
27 August 1893
Pudsey, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
children

(5)

  • Maude Irene Atkinson

    Female1894–1977Female

  • Violet Elizabeth Atkinson

    Female1896–1950Female

  • Olive Maude Atkinson

    Female1899–1980Female

  • Alexandra Millicent Atkinson

    Female1905–Female

  • Muriel Audrey Atkinson

    Female1915–1990Female

Parents & Siblings

  • Thomas Atkinson

    Male1835–1907Male

  • Jane Mitchell

    Female1836–1900Female

siblings

(8)

  • Francis Richard Atkinson

    Male1863–1923Male

  • Arthur Charles Atkinson

    Male1864–Male

  • John Arnold Atkinson

    Male1867–1910Male

  • Elizabeth Mary Atkinson

    Female1868–1930Female

  • Thomas Lawrence Atkinson

    Male1870–1954Male

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World Events (8)

1872 · The First National Park

Age 2

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
1884

Age 14

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

Age 26

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

Northern English: patronymic from the personal name Atkin .

Possible Related Names

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

Sources (3)

  • Thomas Atkinson, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Thomas Atkinson, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Thomas Atkinson, "United States Census, 1930"

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