Robert Atkinson and wife Jane

[crisane]

Thanks for that Janis.

I have been looking for Jane Neill/Neal in the 1851 census and there is this but unfortunately father is deceased. All spelling as written on image
HO107/2408/185/28
Johnsons House? Byker Newcastle upon Tyne
Gerry ONeil Head Widow 52 Housekeeper born Ireland
Jane dau unmarried 20 Ireland
Paul son unm 14 labourer Ireland

It is not unusual to see the O dropped and also variations in spelling of names, places etc.

Anyway this is one to keep in mind. Jane is right age and in the right place.

[rayaco]

Thank you very very much, all help is much appreciated. All this is very exciting.

[rayaco]

Hi rootschat can you help us find the deaths of Robert atkinson and wife jane .Where and when thankyou

[sillgen]

Hi rayaco,
Have you looked for yourself on www.freebmd.org.uk?  You will need to trace them through the census and see when they last appear to narrow it down as Atkinson is such a common name.
Andrea

[rayaco]

free bmd was the first thing i checked and came up with Robert atkinson died 27 july 1881 jane atkinson 6 jan 1903 both at Auckland st andrew durham hoping someone would confirm this thankyou.

[JenB]

free bmd was the first thing i checked and came up with Robert atkinson died 27 july 1881 jane atkinson 6 jan 1903 both at Auckland st andrew durham hoping someone would confirm this thankyou.

I think perhaps you got these dates from Family Search, not freeBMD - the latter doesn't give exact dates, only the quarter of the year in which the death took place.

If you search these people you've mentioned on freeBMD http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl you'll see that the Robert Atkinson you found was a baby, and that the Jane Atkinson you found was 81, which, going by her age on the censuses, is too old.

Have you checked the censuses, as Andrea suggested, to see if Jane was actually still alive on the 1901 census?

[rayaco]

Thanks JenB, we have checked freebmd first and then familysearch to try to narrow it down. But we can't. Don't know if we are confused or not, as we are working on the fact that Robert was born in 1823 and Jane in 1833? Many thanks

[JenB]

Thanks JenB, we have checked freebmd first and then familysearch to try to narrow it down. But we can't. Don't know if we are confused or not, as we are working on the fact that Robert was born in 1823 and Jane in 1833? Many thanks

Robert is on the 1881 census, but Jane is a widow by the time of the 1891 census.

In 1881 they are living in Kimbleworth, which was in Durham Registration District. In 1891 Jane is still living in Kimblesworth, so the likelihood is that Robert died there.

So you must search freeBMD for a death of Robert Atkinson, between 1881 and 1891, probably in Durham Registration District.

There is only one possible candidate that I can see - Robert Atkinson who died in the 3rd quarter of 1889, aged 66, i.e. born, as you have said, in 1823.

[rayaco]

Thanks alot Jenb, We had a few dates for robert and this info confirms one of the dates. Great. We have three dates for jane, Dec quarter 1903, Dec quarter 1906 and mar quarter 1907? We have looked at the census in 1881, found Robert alive as you said, but could not find anything in the other census we looked at. Are we doing something wrong? Many thanks.