'Atkinson1'
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Families covered: Atkinson of Cangort, Atkinson of Mill Vale, Atkinson of Newry
| BIFR1976 reports that "This family settled in Queen's co temp Elizabeth I" (who r. 1558-1603) and identifies its arms as "Or, an eagle displayed, with two heads az. beaked and legged gu, in chief a rose of the last, seeded gold between two martlets sa.". That indicates a connection with the family shown on Atkinson2. | |||||||||||||||
| Anthony Atkinson of Kiltobrett Island, King's Co. (a 05.1626) | |||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Bathe (dau of Thomas Bathe) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | William Atkinson of Cangort (b 1613) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Peisley (dau of Bartholomew Peisley of Punchestown) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Anthony Atkinson of Cangort | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Newcomen (dau of Sir Robert Newcome, 4th Bart, m2. William Tynte, m3. William Digby) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | William Atkinson of Cangort (d 1684) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Hamilton (dau of William Hamilton & granddau of Sir Francis Hamilton of Killeshandra, m2. ?? Blake, m3. Major Marcus French of Rahassan) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Anthony Atkinson of Cangort (d 12.1743, MP) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1709) Mary Guy (dau of Admiral John Guy of Greenwich) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Guy Atkinson of Cangort (d 1804, rector of Aghoghill, vicar of Trim, 2nd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1746) Jane Maule (dau of Charles Maule, niece of Henry Maule, Bishop of Meath) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Anthony Atkinson (dsp 1790) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (1762) Jane Wray (d 1798, dau of Jackson Wray of co. Donegal) | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Jackson Wray Atkinson of Cangort, Sheriff of King's Co. (b 1766, d 14.08.1846, Lt. Colonel, 3rd son of this marriage) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1794) Sarah Caddell (dau of Richard Caddell of Downpatrick) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Guy Atkinson of Cangort, Sheriff of King's Co. (b 14.07.1800, d 28.11.1859) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (24.10.1839) Anne Margaret Trench (d 12.07.1879, dau of William Trench of Cangort Park, brother of 1st Lord Ashtown) | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Henry Atkinson (b 07.1806) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (09.04.1839) Elizabeth Jane Savage (dau of Rev. William Brownlow Savage of Shinrone) | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Richard Atkinson of Gortmore, Dundrum, co. Dublin (b 06.10.1818, d 18.07.1871, 4th son) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (14.10.1840) Mary Jane Elizabeth Golding (d 18.06.1886, dau of Capt. George R. Golding of Lime Park by Georgiana, dau of Rev. Travers Hume of Arden) | |||||||||||||||
| (iv) | Caroline Stewart Atkinson | ||||||||||||||
| m. William L'Estrange of Kilcummin | |||||||||||||||
| (v)+ | other issue - Charles (d 1840), Sarah, Maria, Mabella Jane, Emily Rebecca, Harriet Anne | ||||||||||||||
| (C) | Charles Atkinson (rector of Forkhill, co. Armagh, 5th son of this marriage)) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Thomasine Downing (dau of Rev. Samuel Downing of co. Derry) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | daughter | ||||||||||||||
| m. Arthur Hill Read of Donnybrook | |||||||||||||||
| m2. ?? | |||||||||||||||
| (ii)+ | 1 son + 4 daughters | ||||||||||||||
| (D) | George Atkinson, later Wray (youngest son) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1797) Leonora Wray (dau of Jackson Wray of Brentford, co. Antrim) | |||||||||||||||
| (E) | Maria Atkinson (d 1796) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1793) George R. Golding | |||||||||||||||
| (F)+ | other issue - Hugh (d unm 1763), Guy (d unm 1766), Charles (b 1768, d young), William Harry (b 1770, d young), George (b 1772, d young), Anne (b 1764, d young), Jane (b 1780, d young) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Charles Atkinson 'of Cangort' (4th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Sanderson (dau of James (probably not Robert) Sanderson of Clover Hill) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Anthony Atkinson (d 1815) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Catherine Blake (dau of Dominick Blake of Castlegrove by Frances, dau of 5th Viscount Netterville) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | George Guy Atkinson of Ashley Park, Nenagh, co. Tipperary (b 1799, d 30.07.1872, 3rd son) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Bridget Murphy (dau of P. Murphy of Rahone) | |||||||||||||||
| (ii)+ | other issue - James, Charles | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | Florence Atkinson probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. (04.05.1793) Thomas Sadleir of Castletown & Seapark (b 1753, d 1795) | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Anne Atkinson | ||||||||||||||
| m. Francis Sanderson of Castle Sanderson (d 11.08.1746) | |||||||||||||||
| (4) | Frances Atkinson | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c1749?) Nathaniel Robbins of Hymenstown | |||||||||||||||
| (5) | Harriet Atkinson | ||||||||||||||
| m. (02.09.1749) Robert Sanderson | |||||||||||||||
| (6) | Jane Atkinson | ||||||||||||||
| m. (Robert Carew) Armstrong (b 1709, d 1790) | |||||||||||||||
| (7) | Catherine Atkinson | ||||||||||||||
| m. George Fraser of Cuba Court, Banagher | |||||||||||||||
| (8)+ | other issue - William (dvp), Anthony of Headfield (dvp), Newcomen, Harriet | ||||||||||||||
| b. | William Atkinson | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Newcomen Atkinson (Captain) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ L'Estrange | |||||||||||||||
| a. | George Atkinson of Dudalk, co. Louth (b c1700, d 1784) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Foster | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | James Atkinson of Newry (co. Down) & Mill Vale (co. Armagh) (b 1730, d 03.12.1815) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (01.02.1757) Alice Gordon (d before 1804, dau of Robert Gordon of Newry) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | George Atkinson of Mill Vale (b 15.11.1758, d 17.05.1820) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (12.07.1804) Anne Wallace Baillie (d 06.10.1827, dau of Robert Baillie) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Robert Gordon Atkinson (b 05.02.1807, Rev.) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (05.05.1841) Isabella Eliza Frood (d 03.07.1864, dau of Major Frood of Dundalk, widow of John Atkinson of Benburb) | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Robert Atkinson (b 1763, d 04.09.1766) | ||||||||||||||
| (C) | James Atkinson of Newry (b 19.08.1766, d 1805) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (11.05.1791) Hannah Barrett (dau of William Barrett of Castle Blacke) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | John Atkinson of Benburb, co. Tyrone (b 12.03.1799, d 03.07.1864, 3rd son) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (14.12.1831) Isabella Eliza Frood (d 03.07.1864, dau of Major Frood of Dundalk, m2. Rev. Robert Gordon Atkinson) | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Maria Atkinson (b 1795) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. James T. Wallace of Newry then Liverpool | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (04.10.1820) William Brackenbury of Usselby House then Aswardby (d 02.06.1844, Lt. Colonel, son of Col. Richard of Aswardby) | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Alicia Atkinson (b 07.09.1800, d 10.02.1879) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1822) David Bell (son/heir of James of Newry) | |||||||||||||||
| (iv) | Sarah Atkinson (b 09.06.1805) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (05.12.1826) Samuel Alexander of Dundalk | |||||||||||||||
| (v)+ | other issue - Robert Gordon (b 20.03.1792, d unm 04.12.1820), William (b 16.05.1793, d unm), Alicia (b 14.04.1792, d 15.09.1792), Anne (b 28.02.1802) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | David Atkinson of Channon Rock, Mount Rush, & Corderry, co. Louth (b 1734, d 24.03.1816) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Hannah Trueman (b 1730-1, d 09.07.1815, dau of Dudley Trueman) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | George Atkinson | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Rogers | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | David Atkinson (b 1769, d 02.08.1807, Captain) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Bell (dau of Benjamin Bell of Ballynewry) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Benjamin Atkinson of Ballynewry, co. Armagh (b c1790, d 1876) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m1. _ Byrne of Lurgan (b 1797-8, d 08.03.1824) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Mary MacCormac (dau of John MacCormac of Belfast) | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Hannah Julia Atkinson | ||||||||||||||
| m. David Smith of Clonooney (son of Henry of Channock House, cousin) | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Elizabeth Atkinson | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Henry Upton of Ballinaburna | |||||||||||||||
| m2. James Robinson of Burleigh Hall (cousin) | |||||||||||||||
| (iv)+ | other issue - George Grindall of Corderry (b 1801, d 15.08.1855), David (d unm), James (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| (C) | Jamnes Atkinson (b 1772, d 01.02.1832) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Butler | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Hannah Atkinson | ||||||||||||||
| m. (31.01.1828) Haden Smith of Newry | |||||||||||||||
| (D) | Thomas Atkinson | ||||||||||||||
| (E) | Mary Atkinson | ||||||||||||||
| m. Henry Smith of Channock Rock | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | John Atkinson of Dundalk, co. Louth | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jane Eastwood | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Jane Atkinson | ||||||||||||||
| m. (16.07.1822) Robert Murphy of Castletown | |||||||||||||||
| (4) | Elizabeth Atkinson | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Foster of Skyhill (d before 03.07.1782) | |||||||||||||||
| (5) | Margaret Atkinson | ||||||||||||||
| m. George Twibill | |||||||||||||||
| (6) | Anne Atkinson | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Baillie | |||||||||||||||
| (7)+ | other issue (d unm) - George (b 1750, d 22.12.1821), Mary (d 1779), Dorothea (d 1803) | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | Charles Atkinson (d unm 1686) | ||||||||||||||
| iv. | Frances Atkinson | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas L'Estrange (son of Henry of Moystown) | |||||||||||||||
| B. | daughter | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Newcomen | |||||||||||||||
| 2.+ | other issue - John, George, Thomas, Mary, Frances, Elizabeth, Jane, Margaret, Anne | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): BIFR1976 ('Atkinson'), BLGI1912 ('Atkinson of Cangort')
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