Michael Atkins

 

ATKINS 2

Prepared by B Pittam 2009

 

In a chance conversation with Hilda Kightley nee Atkins she mentioned that Mary Osborne had said to her many years ago that they were cousins as they shared a grandmother in Mary Eliza Smith nee Atkins, she had not until that time known the circumstances of her fathers birth at Grafton Regis. I have included Mary Osborne nee Smith at the end of this report with her ancestors.                                                                                             Mary Eliza Smith nee Atkins with husband George

and daughters Rose and May.                                                                                     Frank Atkin’s marriage to Freda Kightley, his sister Hilda Atkins is to the left of the bride,

he is behind her. It was here that Hilda met her future husband, Fred Kightley       Descendants of Michael Atkins son of Rebecka Atkins widow of Samuel

 

 Generation No. 1

 

  1. MICHAEL ATKINS was born 1797 in Grafton Regis, and died 1846, Burial: October 5, 1846, Grafton Regis. He married (1) ANN FATHERS 1820 in Stoke Goldington. She died 1833. He married (2) MARTHA SCOTT 1834. She was born Abt. 1781.

 

Notes for MICHAEL ATKINS:

Michael was the base born son of Rebekah Adkins, born 2 years after Samuel had died so this line has no Adkins blood but continued to carry the name.

 

Notes for MARTHA SCOTT:

It seems that Martha would be too old for the child Hannah to be hers, it is possibly Catherines child, see below.

 

Children of MICHAEL ATKINS and ANN FATHERS are:

  1. i. HENRY ATKINS, b. 1821, Grafton Regis; d. 1893, Grafton Regis.
  1. ii. CATHERINE ATKINS, b. 1823.

iii. MARY ANN ATKINS, b. 1825.

  1. WILLIAM ATKINS, b. 1828.
  1. MARY ANN ATKINS, b. 1830.
  1. ELIZABETH ATKINS, b. 1833. Died aged 10 weeks. Burial 1833 Grafton Regis.

 

 

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

 

  1. HENRY ATKINS (MICHAEL1) was born 1821 in Grafton Regis, Christening: September 16, 1821, Grafton Regis and died 1893 in Grafton Regis. He married (1) ANNA WILCOX March 27, 1842 in Grafton Regis. She was born in Grafton Regis. He married (2) ANN HICKMAN March 27, 1849 in Grafton Regis. She died 1898.

 

 

Child of HENRY ATKINS and ANNA WILCOX is:

 

  1. ANN ATKINS, b. June 25, 1843; Christening: July 23, 1843, Grafton Regis. d. 1891.

 

 

Children of HENRY ATKINS and ANN HICKMAN are:

 

  1. SARAH ELIZABETH3 ATKINS, b. 1847;Christening: October 3, 1847, Grafton Regis. m. WILLIAM THOMAS CAULCUTT, 1873, Grafton Regis; b. London.

 

iii. WILLIAM JOSEPH ATKINS, b. 1852 Christening: February 29, 1852, Grafton Regis.

 

  1. JOANNA ATKINS, b. November 10, 1853. Christening: September 9, 1855, Grafton Regis.

 

  1. SUSANNAH ATKINS, b. 1854. Unable to find Christening for Susannah.

 

  1. vi. MARY ELIZA ATKINS, b. April 1, 1856, Grafton Regis.

 

vii. WALTER JAMES ATKINS, b. October 6, 1858. Christening: February 6, 1859, Grafton Regis.

 

viii. HARRIETT ATKINS, b. Abt. 1861. Christening: October 21, 1861, Grafton Regis. Burial: May 14, 1862, Grafton Regis. Died aged 10 months.

It looks as if Mary Catherine became known as Harriett Catherine. The year of birth substantiates this.

 

  1. MARY CATHERINE ATKINS, b. April 23, 1863. Christening: June 7, 1863, Grafton Regis.

Notes for MARY CATHERINE ATKINS: I believe that Mary Catherine became known as Harriett Catherine and married John Townley of West Haddon on 26 July 1885.

 

  1. CATHERINE ATKINS (MICHAEL1) was born 1823. Christening: November 15, 1823, Grafton Regis.

 

Child of CATHERINE ATKINS is:

 

  1. HANNAH ATKINS, b. 1839, Grafton Regis. Hannah is most likely to have been Catherine Adkin’s child as Martha was 59 at the time she was born. By 1851 Hannah was in the Workhouse at Yardley Gobion.

Generation No. 3

 

 

  1. MARY ELIZA ATKINS (HENRY2, MICHAEL1) was born April 1, 1856 in Grafton Regis. Christening: September 7, 1856, Grafton Regis. She married (2) GEORGE SMITH 1876, son of LEVI SMITH and JANE. He was born Abt. 1855 in Yardley Gobion.

 

 

Child of MARY ELIZA ATKINS is:

 

  1. i. FRANK WALTER ATKINS, b. 1874 Grafton Regis.

 

 

 

Children of MARY ELIZA ATKINS and GEORGE SMITH are:

 

  1. HELEN LOUISA SMITH, b. 1876, Couteenhall, Known as Nell ; m. JOSEPH RICHARD LAMBERT, 1897, Yardley Gobion; b. 1874, Yardley Gobion; d. 1947 Bradwell. JOSEPH RICHARD LAMBERT was Bandmaster of Yardley Gobion Britannia Prize Brass Band for at least 15 years until he moved away in 1915.

 

 

iii. GEORGE H SMITH, b. 1877 Yardley Gobion.

 

  1. FLORENCE E SMITH, b. 1879 Yardley Gobion.

 

  1. LILIAN M SMITH, b. 1881 Yardley Gobion.

 

  1. THIRZA R SMITH, b. 1883 Yardley Gobion. Known as Rose.

 

vii. WILLIAM J SMITH, b. 1885 Yardley Gobion.

 

viii. FREDERICK SMITH, b. 1888 Yardley Gobion.

 

  1. HAROLD L SMITH, b. 1890 Yardley Gobion.

 

  1. x. ALBERT EDWARD SMITH, b. 1894 Yardley Gobion.

 

  1. WINIFRED M SMITH, b. 1898 Yardley Gobion. Known as May.

 

 

 

 

Generation No. 4                                                                                                       5. FRANK WALTER ATKINS (MARY ELIZA3, HENRY2, MICHAEL1) was born 1874, d. 1918. He married FLORENCE ELIZABETH MEAKINS 1905.

 

  1. FRANK ATKINS, m. FREDA KIGHTLEY.

 

  1. HILDA ATKINS, m. FRED KIGHTLEY.

 

 

 

  1. ALBERT EDWARD SMITH (MARY ELIZA3 ATKINS, HENRY2, MICHAEL1) was born 1894. He married JESSIE E BAILEY 1919 in Wellingborough Registration District.

 

 

 

Children of ALBERT SMITH and JESSIE BAILEY are:

 

  1. MARY MARGARET SMITH, b. 1920; m. GILBERT OSBORNE.

 

  1. BETTY DOREEN SMITH.

 

 

 

  1. FRANK WALTER ATKINS (MARY ELIZA3, HENRY2, MICHAEL1) was born 1874, d. 1918. He married FLORENCE ELIZABETH MEAKINS 1905.                  Children of FRANK ATKINS and FLORENCE MEAKINS are:

 

  1. FRANK ATKINS, m. FREDA KIGHTLEY.

 

  1. HILDA ATKINS, m. FRED KIGHTLEY.

 

 

 

  1. ALBERT EDWARD SMITH (MARY ELIZA3 ATKINS, HENRY2, MICHAEL1) was born 1894. He married JESSIE E BAILEY 1919 in Wellingborough Registration District.

 

 

 

Children of ALBERT SMITH and JESSIE BAILEY are:

 

  1. MARY MARGARET SMITH, b. 1920; m. GILBERT OSBORNE.

 

  1. BETTY DOREEN SMITH.                                         Return to ATKINS