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...
Richard Atkinson, Jr., son of John, and father of the present Richard, was born Feb. 2, 1783, at Downham...
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...
Mr. Atkinson has been twice married, his first marriage, which took place in Malden, being to Matilda Graveline... Mr. Atkinson's second marriage was to Jessie Campbell, daughter of Duncan Campbell, and the children of this union are: ... Christina, wife of Thomas Dowler, of the 5th Concession, of Malden, who has one daughter, Gladys...
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...
Gladys
Dowler
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