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1881 personal census, Amherstburg, Essex Co., ON, LDS 1881 census household record:
Atkinson John, M, Married, 70, born England, origin: English, Episcopal, Carpenter;
Jane, F, Married, 70, born England, origin: English, Episcopal;
William, M, 30, born Ont, origin: English, Episcopal, Machinist;
Margaret, F, 28, born Ont, origin: English, Episcopal;
Rose Walter, M, Married, 35, born Ont, origin: English, Episcopal, Mariner;
Ellen, F, Married, 34, born England, origin: English, Episcopal.

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.
     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...