James Atkins

1868 -

• Name	James Atkins
  Born	9 Jan 1868	Tunstall   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Boatman
  Person ID	I54486	Canal Family 1
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	John Atkins,   b. 1829, Tunstall, Staffordshire
  Mother	Hannah Colclough,   b. 1834, Tunstall, Staffordshire
  Married	26 Oct 1858	Christ Church, Tunstall   [2]
  Family ID	F17409	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Evanson,   b. 5 Nov 1876, Tunstall
  Married	29 Jun 1895	St Mary, Tunstall
  Children	1. Hannah Atkins,   b. 1895, Tunstall   2. Maggie Atkins,   b. 1897, Tunstall   3. Selina Atkins,   b. 1899, Tunstall   4. Ellen Atkins,   b. 1902, Banbury   5. Eliza Atkins,   b. 1904, Tunstall   6. Sarah Ann Atkins,   b. 1906, Tunstall
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2025
  Family ID	F17422	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

  [S242709] 1939 Census. [S010069] MC.