BOAT FAMILIES

of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and connected waterways

James Atkins

Male 1868 -


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  • Name James Atkins 
    Born 9 Jan 1868  Tunstall Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Boatman Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I54486  Canal Family 1
    Last Modified 6 Oct 2025 

    Father John Atkins,   b. 1829, Tunstall, Staffordshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Hannah Colclough,   b. 1834, Tunstall, Staffordshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 26 Oct 1858  Christ Church, Tunstall Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F17402  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Evanson,   b. 5 Nov 1876, Tunstall Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 29 Jun 1895  St Mary, Tunstall Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Hannah Atkins,   b. 1895, Tunstall Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Maggie Atkins,   b. 1897, Tunstall Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Selina Atkins,   b. 1899, Tunstall Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Ellen Atkins,   b. 1902, Banbury Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Eliza Atkins,   b. 1904, Tunstall Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Sarah Ann Atkins,   b. 1906, Tunstall Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 6 Oct 2025 
    Family ID F17415  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Age given as 1 in 1871 census.
      Family in 1901 census as Atkinson, with James's birthplace Sandbach.
      Family in 1921 census with James's brother Joseph, manning three barges - Ouse, Mersey and Trent - at Tunstall Wharf, all described as 'boat people'.
      Incapacitated in 1939 census.

  • Sources 
    1. [S242709] 1939 Census.

    2. [S010069] MC.




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