Atkinson, John Aldam

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Type of person	Individual
Date of birth	1884
Place of birth	Port Pirie
Principal occupation	Baker
Date of death	1966
Place of decease	McLaren Vale

John Aldam Atkinson was born at Port Pirie on 31 March 1884. He was the eldest son of Robert Fish Atkinson (1857-1922) and Susan Whitelaw (1862-1918). He was a baker. He lived in Port Pirie (1884-1896), Willunga (1896-1911, 1938-1942) and Milang (1912-1916).

John (aged 27 years) married Elizabeth Ellen Jackson (1881-24/07/1942) (aged 28 years)) on 20 Sept 1911 at St. Stephen’s Church in Willunga. She was only daughter of George and Elizabeth Jackson and she was born at Hackney in Middlesex, England. She is buried in St. Stephen’s Cemetery, Willunga.

4 children (1 daughter and 3 sons) – Dorothy Mary (1912-1989) b at Strathalbyn (m Howard Rex Jacobs) children Robert George (1946-) and Barbara Joan (1948-) Robert Aldam (1914-1951) m. Edith May Maslin (-1986) David George (1916-2006) b at Strathalbyn Jack Whitelaw (1920-1974) (m. Lorlien Joan Davis on 28/04/1945)

John Aldam Atkinson died aged 82 years on 6 Aug 1966 at McLaren Vale.

Sources

• Chronicle 8 Oct 1910:43
• The Advertiser 26 Oct 1911:8
• The Advertiser 3 June 1916:14
• The Advertiser 9 Feb 1938:14
• News 25 July 1942:4
• Victor Harbor Times 2 Sept 1949:2

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