Edward was the son of William Atkins and Sarah King. He was born at Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire on 31 August 1774.[1][2]
On 10 October 1796 Edward married Mary Banbury (1773–1826,[3] daughter of Erasmus Banbury (deceased) of Aynho, Northamptonshire and Mary) at Adderbury Quaker Meeting House, Oxfordshire.[4][5] They had the following children:
Edward's first wife Mary died on 22 February 1826, with her residence given as Grimsbury Mill, Oxfordshire and her age at death as 53 in the Quaker death and burial record. She was buried at Banbury Quaker burial ground, Oxfordshire on 26 February.[32][33]
On 16 August 1827 Edward married Phebe Cash (daughter of John Cash of Coventry, merchant, and Elizabeth, both deceased) at Coventry Quaker Meeting House, Warwickshire.[34] They had a son:
Edward was a miller and mealman;[3] he is described as a mealman in some of his children's Quaker birth records and the Quaker record of his second marriage.
Edward died at Banbury, Oxfordshire on 16 August 1838. His age at death is given as 64 in The Annual Monitor.[37] His death was registered in the Banbury district of Oxfordshire in the 3rd quarter of 1838.[38]
Sources
↑ The National Archives, ref. RG6/1378, BERKSHIRE AND OXFORDSHIRE: Monthly Meeting of Witney, England & Wales, Society Of Friends (Quaker) Births 1578-1841, FindMyPast
↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQBK-6YQ : 11 December 2014), William Atkins in entry for Edward King Atkins, 31 Oct 1774, Birth; citing p. 69, Witney, Oxfordshire, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London: gives the birthplace as Witney - that was the name of the Quaker Monthly Meeting recording the birth
↑ 3.03.1 Edward H Milligan. British Quakers in Commerce and Industry 1775-1920, Sessions Book Trust, 2007, p. 17
↑ The National Archives, ref. RG6/8, BERKSHIRE AND OXFORDSHIRE: Monthly Meeting of Banbury: Marriages, FindMyPast
↑ The National Archives, RG6/5; Record set: England & Wales, Society of Friends (Quaker) Marriages 1578-1841; Subcategory: Marriages & divorces; Category: Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Collections from: United Kingdom;
Source Information: England & Wales, Society of Friends (Quaker) Marriages 1578-1841
↑ The National Archives, ref. RG6/34, BERKSHIRE AND OXFORDSHIRE: Monthly Meeting of Banbury: Births, FindMyPast
↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7W2-HZS : 11 December 2014), Edward King Atkins in entry for Henry Atkins, 27 Oct 1797, Birth; citing p. 30, Berkshire & Oxfordshire, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London
↑ The National Archives, ref. RG6/34, BERKSHIRE AND OXFORDSHIRE: Monthly Meeting of Banbury: Births, FindMyPast
↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWLX-D3V : 11 December 2014), Edward King Atkins in entry for Charles Atkins, 09 Nov 1798, Birth; citing p. 50, Berkshire & Oxfordshire, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London
↑ The National Archives, ref. RG6/34, BERKSHIRE AND OXFORDSHIRE: Monthly Meeting of Banbury: Births, FindMyPast
↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQ86-K7M : 11 December 2014), Edward King Atkins in entry for Edward Atkins, 22 Oct 1800, Birth; citing p. 58, Berkshire & Oxfordshire, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London
↑ The National Archives, ref. RG6/34, BERKSHIRE AND OXFORDSHIRE: Monthly Meeting of Banbury: Births, FindMyPast
↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQV1-1WG : 11 December 2014), Edward King Atkins in entry for James Atkins, 07 Feb 1802, Birth; citing p. 79, Berkshire & Oxfordshire, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London
↑ The National Archives, ref. RG6/34, BERKSHIRE AND OXFORDSHIRE: Monthly Meeting of Banbury: Births, FindMyPast
↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7LN-D82 : 11 December 2014), Edward King Atkins in entry for Joseph Atkins, 22 Sep 1803, Birth; citing p. 95, Berkshire & Oxfordshire, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London
↑ The National Archives, ref. RG6/34, BERKSHIRE AND OXFORDSHIRE: Monthly Meeting of Banbury: Births, FindMyPast
↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQ6Q-F4M : 11 December 2014), Edward King Atkins in entry for Mary Ann Atkins, 09 Aug 1805, Birth; citing p. 120, Berkshire & Oxfordshire, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London
↑ The National Archives, ref. RG6/34, BERKSHIRE AND OXFORDSHIRE: Monthly Meeting of Banbury: Births, FindMyPast
↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWX9-K7W : 11 December 2014), Edward King Atkins in entry for Eliza Atkins, 16 Nov 1807, Birth; citing p. 29, Banbury, Oxfordshire, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London: wrongly gives year as 1807
↑ The National Archives, ref. RG6/34, BERKSHIRE AND OXFORDSHIRE: Monthly Meeting of Banbury: Births, FindMyPast
↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F72R-MNG : 11 December 2014), Edward King Atkins in entry for Alfred Atkins, 04 Mar 1809, Birth; citing p. 30, Banbury, Oxfordshire, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London
↑ The National Archives, ref. RG6/34, BERKSHIRE AND OXFORDSHIRE: Monthly Meeting of Banbury: Births, FindMyPast
↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQVT-Z8Z : 11 December 2014), Edward King Atkins in entry for Arthur Atkins, 04 Mar 1809, Birth; citing p. 143, Berkshire & Oxfordshire, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London
↑ The National Archives, ref. RG6/34, BERKSHIRE AND OXFORDSHIRE: Monthly Meeting of Banbury: Births, FindMyPast
↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWG7-B5N : 11 December 2014), Edward King Atkins in entry for Phebe Atkins, 10 Sep 1810, Birth; citing p. 155, Berkshire & Oxfordshire, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London
↑ The National Archives, ref. RG6/34, BERKSHIRE AND OXFORDSHIRE: Monthly Meeting of Banbury: Births, FindMyPast
↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VWCB-8VL : 11 December 2014), Edward King Atkins in entry for Frederic Atkins, 06 Apr 1812, Birth; citing p. 171, Berkshire & Oxfordshire, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London
↑ The National Archives, ref. RG6/34, BERKSHIRE AND OXFORDSHIRE: Monthly Meeting of Banbury: Births, FindMyPast
↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQT5-VWG : 11 December 2014), Edward King Atkins in entry for Samuel Atkins, 27 Jun 1813, Birth; citing p. 179, Berkshire & Oxfordshire, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London
↑ The National Archives, ref. RG6/34, BERKSHIRE AND OXFORDSHIRE: Monthly Meeting of Banbury: Births, FindMyPast
↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7MF-X4D : 11 December 2014), Edward King Atkins in entry for Louisa Atkins, 23 Oct 1814, Birth; citing p. 32, Banbury, Oxfordshire, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London
↑ The National Archives, ref. RG6/35, BERKSHIRE AND OXFORDSHIRE: Monthly Meeting of Banbury: Burials, FindMyPast
↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQV6-B68 : 11 December 2014), Mary Atkins, 26 Feb 1826, Burial; citing p. 174, Berkshire & Oxfordshire, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London
↑ The National Archives, ref. RG6/707, WARWICKSHIRE, LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND: Warwickshire Middle, later united to Warwickshire North: Marriages, FindMyPast
↑ The National Archives, ref. RG6/34, BERKSHIRE AND OXFORDSHIRE: Monthly Meeting of Banbury: Births, FindMyPast
↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW6B-XVX : 11 December 2014), Edward King Atkins in entry for Edward Atkins, 05 Jul 1828, Birth; citing p. 121, Berkshire & Oxfordshire, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London
↑The Annual Monitor, 1839, p.15, FindMyPast, indexed in Joseph J Green, Quaker Records: Being an Index to "The Annual Monitor," 1813-1892, Edward Hicks, 1894, p. 16, Internet Archive
↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2N6T-8XP : 31 December 2014), Edward King Atkins, 1838; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England
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