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Dorothy Atkinson                              1820 - 1901
Dorothy was born about 1820, the daughter of William Atkinson and Eleanor Scott, in Willington, Northumberland. Although she had children, she never married.
She had the following Children:
 Mary Born abt 1843   Thornley, County Durham Married Thomas Hay
Eleanor Born abt 1846   Thornley, County Durham

Birth of Mother
Dorothy Atkinson c: 4 Jun 1820 Wallsend Chapelry, Northumberland
of William and Eleanor Atkinson, Willington, Pitman, by George Jackson

Children
Mary Atkinson b: abt 1843   c: 13 Aug 1843 Thornley, County Durham       1843 2Q Easington 24 135
Daughter of Dorothy Atkinson, of Thornley, Single Woman.
Eleanor Atkinson b: abt 1846   c: 24 Aug 1849 Thornley, County Durham       1846 3Q Easington 24 132
Daughter of Dorothy Atkinson, of Thornley, Single Woman.

1851 Census HO107-2387 31 Mar 1851 Thornley, (Easington)
Princess Street
Eleanor Atkinson (Widow)
 Dorothy Atkinson (Dau)
Mary Atkinson (GDau)
Ellen Atkinson GDau)
John Crosgrove (Lodger)
Sarah Crosgrove (Lodger)
Ellen Crosgrove (Lodger)
Isabella Crosgrove (Lodger) 		Age 68
 Age 30
Age 8
Age 5
Age 35
Age 29
Age 6
Age 4 		Widow
 Dressmaker


Coalminer 		Willington
 Willington
Thornley
Thornley
Aton lumton?
Willington
Thornley
Nitshill 		Northumberland
 Northumberland
Durham
Durham
Durham
Northumberland
Durham
Durham 		abt 1783
 abt 1820
abt 1843
abt 1846
abt 1815
abt 1821
29 Oct 1844
abt 1846

1861 Census RG9-3750 8 April 1861 Thornley, County Durham
Princess Street
Dorothy Atkinson (Head)(U)
Mary (Dau)
Eleanor (Dau) 		Age 40
Age 17
Age 14 		Dressmaker
Dressmaker
Scholar 		Wallsend
Thornley
Thornley 		Northumberland
Durham
Durham 		abt 1820
abt 1843
abt 1846

1881 Census RG11-4969 6 Apr 1881 Thornley, County Durham
6 Albert Street
Dorothy Atkinson
Willis Buscher (Lodger) 		Age 55
Age 22 		Dressmaker
Schoolmaster 		Northumberland
Durham 		Wallsend
Rainton 		abt 1820
abt 1858

1891 Census RG12-4105 6 April 1891 Shadforth, County Durham
Standish Arms, Front Street
Thomas Hay
Mary (Wife)
Dorothy Atkinson (u)(MothLaw)
Plus 1 Servant 		Age 54
Age 40
Age 70 		Pub Innkeeper Washington
Thornley
Willington 		Durham
Durham
Northumberland 		abt 1836
abt 1843
abt 1820

1901 Census RG13-4685 1 April 1901 Shotton, County Durham
Shotten Village
Mary Hay (Widow)
Dorothy Atkinson (Mother)(Widow)
Eleanor Burdon (Visitor)(M) 		Age 55
Age 81
Age 50 		Dressmaker Thornley
Willington
Thornley 		Durham
Northumberland
Durham 		abt 1843
abt 1820
abt 1846

Death
Dorothy Atkinson Died 1901, Age 81                 1901 2Q Easington 10a 234


SPECIAL THANKS  to a current direct Atkinson descendant of James and Margaret Atkinson for the details provided above.