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| Thomas "The Blaster" Atkinson and family members, outside the Railway Inn, Nitshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland c 1889 |
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| Thomas was born 1 May 1856, in Nitshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the son of James Atkinson and Margaret Ramsay. Thomas was a mining engineer, popularly known as "Blaster Atkinson" because of his proclivity for sinking mine shafts using dynamite. He was also quite adept with a rifle. The Rifle Association awarded him the Queen's Prize at Bisley in 1877 as the best shot in Britain. Thomas married Margaret Shields |
Mitchell on 1 June 1881, and they had eight children. They relocated
to County Durham some time after one of their children died as a result of an accident at school, and
Thomas began to drink at the family pub, The Railway Inn, at Nitshill. Margaret's mother had inherited
the inn from her father.
Thomas died in West Hartlepool, aged 57, of spinal disease on 19 November 1913. |
| Margaret was born on 2 June 1862, in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the daughter of John Mitchell and Margaret Shields Walker. She was actually born into considerable affluence after her mother sold "The Stag Inn" to the Clyde Trust and Margaret was sent to a private school in Edinburgh. She |
married Thomas Atkinson the day before her nineteenth birthday and bore him eight children. Their eldest daughter died of cerebral meningitis aged three, and their fourth child Ellen, died from burns received during an accident at school. |
| Margaret Walker Ramsay | Born 4 Mar 1882 | Nitshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland | Died 28 Jun 1885 Age 3 | ||
| Jessie Mitchell | Born 7 May 1883 | Nitshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland | Married Charles Newton | ||
| Margaret Walker Ramsay | Born 31 Oct 1885 | Nitshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland | Married Alfred Dalkin Alexander Molison | ||
| Ellen | Born 27 Aug 1887 | Nitshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland | Died 1 Nov 1894 Age 7 | ||
| Thomas | Born 2 Jul 1889 | Nitshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland | Married Alice Tyson | ||
| James | Born 10 May 1893 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | Married Marian Brough | ||
| John | Born 7 May 1895 | Lesmahagow, Renfrewshire, Scotland | Married Florence (Floss) Lydall | ||
| Jane "Jinny" | Born 23 Apr 1903 | West Hartlepool, Cleveland County | Married Samuel Joseph Carter |
| Thomas Atkinson |
b: 1 May 1856 c: 10 May 1856 Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland son of James Atkinson and Margaret, late Ramsay, Nitshill |
| Margaret Shields Mitchell |
b: 2 Jun 1862 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland daughter of John Mitchell and Margaret Shields, late Walker |
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1 Jun 1881 Thomas Atkinson Margaret Shields Mitchell |
Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland Father: James Atkinson, Colliery Manager, of Nitshill Father: John Mitchell, Innkeeper, Deceased |
| Margaret Walker Ramsay Atkinson |
b: 4 Mar 1882 Nitshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland daughter of Thomas Atkinson and Margaret, late Mitchell Died 28 Jun 1885 |
| Jessie Mitchell Atkinson |
b: 7 May 1883 Nitshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland daughter of Thomas Atkinson and Margaret, late Mitchell |
| Margaret Walker Ramsay Atkinson |
b: 31 Oct 1885 Nitshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland daughter of Thomas Atkinson and Margaret, late Mitchell |
| Ellen Atkinson |
b: 27 Aug 1887 Nitshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland daughter of Thomas Atkinson and Margaret, late Mitchell Died 1 Nov 1894 |
| Thomas Atkinson |
b: 2 Jul 1889 Nitshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland son of Thomas Atkinson and Margaret, late Mitchell |
| 1891 Census | Vol 187 | 6 April 1891 | Barrhead and Levern, Renfrewshire | ||
| Railway Inn House Attached | |||||
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Thomas Atkinson Margaret (Wife) Jessie Mitchell Margaret Ellen Thomas John Houden (Visitor) Plus 1 Servant |
Age 34 Age 28 Age 7 Age 5 Age 3 Age 1 Age 20 |
Spirit Merchant Drapery Salesman |
Nitshill Glasgow Nitshill Nitshill Nitshill Nitshill Nitshill |
Renfrewshire Lanarkshire Renfrewshire Renfrewshire Renfrewshire Renfrewshire Renfrewshire |
1 May 1856 2 Jun 1862 7 May 1883 31 Oct 1885 27 Aug 1887 2 Jul 1889 abt 1870 |
Thomas "The Blaster" Atkinson and family members, outside the Railway Inn,
Nitshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland c 1889
| James Atkinson |
b: 10 May 1893 c: 7 Jan 1896 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland son of Thomas Atkinson and Margaret, late Mitchell |
| John Atkinson |
b: 7 May 1895 c: 7 Jan 1896 Lesmahagow, Renfrewshire, Scotland son of Thomas Atkinson and Margaret, late Mitchell |
| 1901 Census | Vol 329 | 1 April 1901 | Govan, Lanarkshire | ||
| 6 Park Terrace | |||||
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Thomas Atkinson Margaret Mitchell (Wife) Thomas James John |
Age 44 Age 38 Age 11 Age 8 Age 6 |
Engine Fitter Scholar Scholar Scholar |
Nitshill Glasgow Nitshill Govan Tellietudlem |
Renfrewshire Lanarkshire Renfrewshire Lanarkshire Lanarkshire |
1 May 1856 2 Jun 1862 2 Jul 1889 10 May 1893 7 May 1895 |
| 1901 Census | Vol 203 | 1 April 1901 | Barrhead and Levern, Renfrewshire | ||
| Howden's Property | |||||
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John Howden Edwin Howden (Father) Jessie Mitchell (Niece) Margaret |
Age 30 Age 56 Age 17 Age 15 |
Wine & Spirit Merchant Retired Engineer Dressmaker |
Nitshill England Nitshill Nitshill |
Renfrewshire Renfrewshire Renfrewshire |
abt 1870 abt 1844 7 May 1883 31 Oct 1885 |
| Jane "Jinny" Atkinson |
b: 23 Apr 1903 West Hartlepool, County Durham 1903 2Q Hartlepool 10a 160 daughter of Thomas Atkinson and Margaret, late Mitchell |
| 1911 Census | RG14-210 | 3 April 1911 | Throston, County Durham | ||
| 6 Bolton Street, Hartlepool (5 Rooms) | |||||
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Thomas Atkinson Margaret (Wife) Thomas (Son) James (Son) John (Son) Jane (Dau) |
Age 55 Age 49 Age 22 Age 19 Age 17 Age 8 |
Engine Fitter Labourer Labourer Machinest School |
Greenock Glasgow Greenock Glasgow Hartlepool |
Renfrewshire Lanarkshire Renfrewshire Lanarkshire Lanarkshire Durham |
1 May 1856 2 Jun 1862 2 Jul 1889 10 May 1893 7 May 1895 23 Apr 1903 |
| Thomas Atkinson |
Died 19 Nov 1913, Age 57, Hartlepool, County Durham 1913 4Q Hartlepool 10a 149 Buried: 21 Nov 1913, North Cemetery, Cause of death: Spinal Disease |
| Margaret Shields (Mitchell) Atkinson | Died 3 Apr 1951 Age 88 West Hartlepool, County Durham 1951 2Q W.Hartlepool 1a 981 |
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