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Title: Mary Atkins and her children
Post by: Beeonthebay on Wednesday 19 August 15 19:37 BST (UK)
On FindMyPast and the IGI I have found 2 children possibly belonging to Mary (Ann) ATKINS.

James illegitimate child of Mary Atkins at Seighford, Staffs, bap. 14 Jul 1839

and

William son of Mary AITKINS at Lane End, Staffs, bap. 02 Sep 1841

How likely are these two to both be the children of Mary?  Are Seighford and Lane End in close enough proximity in these times?

Mary POSSIBLY had a daughter called Ann but I can't find her.

She was transported to Australia and arrived in 1847 "with a child" but other than that I have no details.
Title: Re: Mary Atkins and her children
Post by: keyboard86 on Wednesday 19 August 15 19:46 BST (UK)
Hi and welcome to Rootschat,  the James Atkins b 1839:-

1841 census

Thos Atkins 76
Frances 65
William 30
Mary 20
Eliza 14
James 2
Residing at Little Bridgeford, Seighford
Census ref HO107/995/ 4/26 / 6
Keyboard86
Title: Re: Mary Atkins and her children
Post by: Beeonthebay on Wednesday 19 August 15 19:55 BST (UK)
Hi and welcome to Rootschat,  the James Atkins b 1839:-

1841 census

Thos Atkins 76
Frances 65
William 30
Mary 20
Eliza 14
James 2
Residing at Little Bridgeford, Seighford
Census ref HO107/995/ 4/26 / 6
Keyboard86

Thank you, that one will be a strike then as Mary's parents were Joseph and Mary, no not those ones.  :o
Title: Re: Mary Atkins and her children
Post by: keyboard86 on Wednesday 19 August 15 19:57 BST (UK)
Grandparent/s?

Keyboard86
Title: Re: Mary Atkins and her children
Post by: Beeonthebay on Wednesday 19 August 15 20:00 BST (UK)
Grandparents?

Keyboard86

Probably not as on the 1841 census Mary is in the county prison, St Mary's, Staffs.  ::)
Title: Re: Mary Atkins and her children
Post by: keyboard86 on Wednesday 19 August 15 20:21 BST (UK)
Hi again I have found the William AITKINS baptism at St John,  Longton date as shown, have you also looked into the Henry Atkins 6th September 1835 St John, Longton illegitimate Mother Mary?
Keyboard86
Title: Re: Mary Atkins and her children
Post by: Beeonthebay on Wednesday 19 August 15 20:33 BST (UK)
Hi again I have found the William AITKINS baptism at St John,  Longton date as shown, have you also looked into the Henry Atkins 6th September 1835 St John, Longton illegitimate Mother Mary?
Keyboard86

Not another one!!  I thought James would be the most likely as according to this newspaper clipping she had an 18 month old child in the right time frame.
Title: Re: Mary Atkins and her children
Post by: Beeonthebay on Wednesday 19 August 15 20:34 BST (UK)
And this
Title: Re: Mary Atkins and her children
Post by: keyboard86 on Wednesday 19 August 15 20:54 BST (UK)
Hi again I do not know how old Mary was in 1841, but a Thomas Atkins 9th June 1833 St John Longton Mother Mary abode L E?
Keyboard86
Title: Re: Mary Atkins and her children
Post by: Beeonthebay on Thursday 20 August 15 06:01 BST (UK)
Hi again I do not know how old Mary was in 1841, but a Thomas Atkins 9th June 1833 St John Longton Mother Mary abode L E?
Keyboard86

No she would have only been 9 years old.  I have found from another rootschat member that Ann was the child she had in Australia after being transported.

Thank you for your help. :)
Title: Re: Mary Atkins and her children
Post by: Mizrada on Sunday 24 November 19 12:04 GMT (UK)
Hi, I have this Mary with an illegitimate child called James with that year of birth in my tree, I have pm'd you too.
James was living with Grandparents in 1841 as the first person posted in comments, In 1851 he was still living with his grandparents.
in 1853 she married John Tipper and in 1861 was living with him and James was also there, I dont know where Mary was in 1851 though.
I know nothing of being transported to Australia though?
Title: Re: Mary Atkins and her children
Post by: keyboard86 on Sunday 24 November 19 16:26 GMT (UK)
 :) Hi do we have two Mary Atkins one in Australia with son James possibly, as this is the marriage of  John Tipper to Mary Atkins:-

John Tipper 40 Father Matthew Tipper
Mary Atkins 40 Father Thomas Atkins
Both of Tenter Banks

1861 census

John Tipper 54
Mary 46
James Atkins 22 Stepson b Bridford
Sarah Tipper 8
Census ref RG09/1907/128/25
See my reply 2 for James in 1841?
Keyboard86
Title: Re: Mary Atkins and her children
Post by: ChrissieL on Sunday 24 November 19 16:47 GMT (UK)
I think these maybe 2 different Mary Atkins? Seighford is a long way from Lane End (Longton)



Title: Re: Mary Atkins and her children
Post by: keyboard86 on Sunday 24 November 19 17:26 GMT (UK)
 :) Thanke for that, Little Bridgeford a few miles from Seighford, so who was the child who arrived in 1847 Australia with her?
So is your Mary, the Mary Ann Atkins aged 15 occ Potter at County Prison, St Mary, Stafford
Census ref HO107/1010/ 6/33/ 3?
OK if the one in prison 1841 aged 15 is your Mary/Mary Ann Atkins and her parents Joseph & Mary where was she baptised?
Keyboard86
Title: Re: Mary Atkins and her children
Post by: Mizrada on Sunday 24 November 19 19:27 GMT (UK)
So my Mary from Seighford who married Tipper is a different Mary to yours then, still interesting