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1851 personal census, Malden Twp, Essex Co., ON, Ontario GenWeb transcription:
Atkinson Richard, M, Married, 59, born England, E Presbyterian, Farmer;
Catherine, F, wife, Married, 59, born England, E Presbyterian;
James, M, Single[sic], 28, born England, E Presbyterian, Labourer;
Richard, M, Single, 15, born Canada, E Presbyterian;
Robert, M, son, Single, 3, born Canada, E Presbyterian;
Alice, F, daughter, Married, 28, born England, E Presbyterian;
Elizabeth, F, daughter, Single, -1, born Canada, E Presbyterian.

1881 personal census, Malden Twp, Essex Co., ON, LDS Can 1881 census household record:
Atkinson Rich, M, Married, 44, born Que, origin: English, Church of England, Farmer;
Jessie, F, Married, 33, born Scotland, origin: Scottish, Presbyterian;
George, M, 15, born Ont, origin: English, Presbyterian, Farm;
Ida, F, 14, born Ont, origin: English, Presbyterian;
William, M, 10, born Ont, origin: English, Presbyterian;
John, M, 8, born Ont, origin: English, Presbyterian;
Christina, F, 6, born Ont, origin: English, Presbyterian;
Charles, M, 3, born Ont, origin: English, Presbyterian;
Alice, F, 1, born Ont, origin: English, Presbyterian.

1901 personal census, Malden Twp, Essex Co., ON, J2-1:
Atkinson Richard, M, Married, 1 April 1837, 64, born Que, origin: English, Can, Pres, Farmer;
D. William, M, son, Single, 29 Jan 1871, 30, born Ont, origin: English, Can, Pres, Farmer;
Jessie, F, wife, Married, 20 Nov 1847, 53, born Scotland, immigrated 1850, origin: Scotch, Can, Pres;
C. Charles, M, son, Single, 16 July 1877, 23, born Ont, origin: English, Can, Pres, Farmer;
J. Alice, F, daughter, Single, 8 Oct 1879, 21, born Ont, origin: English, Can, Pres;
M. Arthur, M, son, Single, 12 Feb 1881, 19, born Ont, origin: English, Can, Pres, Farmer's Son.

Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Essex, J. H. Beers & Co., Toronto, 1905, p. 376-377:
Richard Atkinson, a lifetime resident of Malden township, County of Essex, where he had followed farming with much success, comes of old English stock.
     John Atkinson, his grandfather, was a resident of Downham, Lancashire, England, where he married Alice Boothman and where both died. His old Bible, bearing the date 1765, is still in the possession of the family, carefully preserved.
     Richard Atkinson, Jr., son of John, and father of the present Richard, was born Feb. 2, 1783, at Downham, where he was reared and educated, and twice married. His second marriage was to Catherine Broscup, who was born Oct. 22, 1794. In 1833, Mr. Atkinson, with his family of seven children, came to Canada, and for a time they made their home near Port Hope, in Monaghan township, County of Peterborough. Mr. Atkinson then came to Colchester township, County of Essex, and rented a farm from Squire McCormick, on which the family lived for seven years, when they moved from that property and came to Malden township, residing on the river road for two years. He then purchased the tavern known as "The Rifleman," in Amherstburg, which hostelry he conducted for two years, thence removing to Boniteau farm, where he resided until his death, which occurred March 22, 1858. His widow survived until Jan. 27, 1865. Their children were as follows: John, born Aug. 2, 1811, married in England, but also came to Canada, and settled at Amherstburg, later removing to Windsor, where he died Feb. 8, 1895. Alice, born Jan. 18, 1818, died Nov. 27, 1891, the wife of George Lesley, of Malden township. Mary, born Dec. 24, 1820, died when two weeks old. Jane, born Jan. 8, 1821, married (first) Jonathan Guffin and (second) George Fulmer, and is now deceased. James, born Oct. 12, 1824, died March 10, 1895; he was a ship carpenter by trade, and resided in Malden township. Catherine, born Feb. 11, 1826, married Thomas Hughson, of Raleigh township, County of Kent, and is deceased. Martha, born March 7, 1828, married Robert Barnes, a merchant of Colchester, and is now deceased. William, born July 11, 1830, died Aug. 13, 1847. Margaret, born Aug. 12, 1835, died May 18, 1847. Richard, the youngest member, is the only survivor of this family.
     Richard Atkinson was born April 1, 1837, in Monaghan township, near Port Hope, Ont., and was but two years old when the family came to Colchester South, County of Essex. His boyhood days were largely passed in Malden, and being the youngest of the family he had more advantages than the others, and was the only one who remained at home. This operated, however, against his attending school, as farm work continually pressed, and the nearest school house was three miles distant. After attaining his majority, he rented land until 1872, when he purchased a farm of his own, 100 acres of Lot 39, Concession 4, settling upon the same, where he has resided ever since. Mr. Atkinson has since added sixty-eight acres in Concession 3, and also 100 acres in Lot 30, Concession 3, the latter being the farm upon which his parents resided for a number of years, and where they died. This whole property is under a high state of cultivation, and brings ample returns for the work which has been devoted to its development. Mr. Atkinson has erected substantial buildings, and now owns one of the most comfortable homes in the township.
     Mr. Atkinson has been twice married, his first marriage, which took place in Malden, being to Matilda Graveline. To this union came two children: George, now living in Colchester South township, who married Ida Martin, and has one daugther, Eva; and Ida, who married Thomas Martin, of Concession 8, Malden township, and has five sons and one daughter, Freeman, Wilfred, Russell, Grace, Earl and Harold. Mr. Atkinson's second marriage was to Jessie Campbell, daughter of Duncan Campbell, and the children of this union are: William D., a farmer on one-half of the Armitage place, in Lot 30; John, who married Miss McArthur, and lives in Montreal, where he is chief manager for the N. K. Fairbanks Company; Christina, wife of Thomas Dowler, of the 5th Concession, of Malden, who has one daughter, Gladys; Charles, who has one-half of the Armitage farm (he married Louisa Brush); Alice, who married William Mickle, has one daughter, Pearl, and they reside on the river front, Concession 1; and Arthur M., who is still at home, assisting his father in carrying on the work of the home farm.
     Mrs. Jessie (Campbell) Atkinson was born in Scotland, Nov. 20, 1852, daughter of Duncan and Christina (McGregor) Campbell, of Scotland, who were born 1821 and 1820, respectively. They came to the County of Essex in 1854, and located in Malden township, where they have since remained. He has lived retired for the past four years. He was township treasurer for many years, and township reeve also for many years, being quite a prominent man in his community. To Mr. and Mrs. Campbell were born children as follows: Jessie, Mrs. Atkinson; Miss Anna, who is with her parents; William, deceased in April, 1904, who married Elizabeth Graveline and had three children; Peter, a farmer of Malden township, who married Catherine Graveline, and has five children; and Christina, who married John Anderson, Jr. The parents of this family hold membership in the Presbyterian Church.
     Mr. Atkinson and his family belong to the Presbyterian Church, to which he is a liberal contributor. In politics he is a Reformer, but he is only active as a voter, never accepting political office. His interests have centred mainly in farming, all of his sons, with one exception, also being farmers. He is a member of the Agricultural Society, and also belongs to the Ancient Order of United Workmen, at Amherstburg. Mr. Atkinson is one of the solid, representative men of Malden township. His success has been attained through his own efforts, and he has gained through his long years of industry not only a competency, but the esteem of his fellow-citizens as well.

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