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Richard Ernest Atkins 1879 – 1952 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1879

Birth Location: Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 10 Feb 1952

Death Location: Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Father: William Atkins

Mother: Elizabeth Gatcliffe

Spouse(s): Caroline Lea, Hilda Symonds

Children(s): William Atkins, Marjorie Atkins, Constance Atkins, Peggy Atkins

Richard Ernest Atkins was born in 1879 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, the child of William George Atkins and Elizabeth Gatcliffe. Richard Ernest Atkins married Caroline Isabel Lea, Hilda Symonds, and had children including William George Atkins, Marjorie Isabel Atkins, Constance Atkins, Peggy Eileen Symonds Atkins. Richard Ernest Atkins passed away in 1952 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • Richard Ernest Atkins was born in 1879 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, the child of William George Atkins and Elizabeth Gatcliffe.
  • Richard Ernest Atkins married Caroline Isabel Lea, Hilda Symonds, and had children including William George Atkins, Marjorie Isabel Atkins, Constance Atkins, Peggy Eileen Symonds Atkins.
  • Richard Ernest Atkins passed away in 1952 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England.

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Richard Atkins's Ancestors

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Richard Atkins
1879 – 1952
Birth Place: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Parents
William George Atkins
1841 – 1907
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth Gatcliffe
1842 – 1917
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
George Atkins
1814 – 1891
Glascote, Warwickshire, England
Sarah Howorth
1802 – 1884
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Thomas Gatcliffe
1815 – 1853
Shotwick, Cheshire
Frances (Ann) Kinsey
1814 – 1853
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Atkins
1789 –
Elizabeth Thomson
1786 – 1868
Benjamin Howorth
1775 – 1834
Maria Wheler
1771 – 1850
William Gatcliff
1785 – 1848
Elizabeth Spencer
1785 – 1861
Thomas Kinsey
1782 – 1837
Elizabeth Hague
1779 – 1842
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Atkins
1750 –
Tabitha Lamb
1752 –
Joseph Thompson
1750 – 1808
Elizabeth Harter
1750 – 1848
William Wheler
1746 – 1831
Martha Proviss
Absolom (GATCLIFFE)
1745 – 1805
Martha Ingam
1748 – 1800
Richard Spencer
1765 – 1841
Jane Lockley
– 1850

Richard Atkins's Descendants

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Richard (Ernest) Atkins (1879 – 10 Feb 1952) m. Caroline (Isabel) Lea (23 Mar 1884 – 27 Oct 1970) m. Hilda Symonds (Apr 1898 – )
  1. 1. William (George) Atkins (1909 – 1975)
  2. 2. Marjorie (Isabel) Atkins (1914 – 1997)
  3. 3. Constance Atkins (1924 – 2015) m. Kenneth (Charles) Bowers (14 Mar 1923 – Sep 2006)
  4. 4. Peggy (Eileen Symonds) Atkins (24 Jun 1917 – May 1996) m. William (George) Perkins (19 Jul 1908 – Feb 2002)
    1. 1. Susan (Mary) Perkins (21 Apr 1944 – )
      1. 1. Kim (Maxine) Marney (1968 – )
      2. 2. Lorraine (Denise) Marney (14 Jan 1972 – )
    2. 2. Pamela Perkins
    3. 3. Julie Perkins
    4. 4. Christopher Perkins ( – 22 Jan 2021)
    5. 5. Desmond Perkins
    6. 6. Robert (Barrington) Perkins

Richard Atkins's Timeline

2 Records

1879
1879
Birth of Richard Ernest Atkins in Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
1952
10 Feb 1952
Age 73
Death of Richard Ernest Atkins in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England
Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1879
    Event Place: Liverpool, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1952
    Event Place: Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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