Completed James Atkins
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2026 7:29 pm
Private 130074 James Atkins
abt 1898 - 20/4/1918 (19)
https://www.tiptonremembers.net/index.php/atkins-james
Dob abt 1898 Dudley
Baptism -
Parents William H Atkins & Rose Whitehouse
Parents Marriage
30/8/1891 St Martin Tipton
Freereg
Staffordshire Tipton
Church name St Martin
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 287
Marriage date 30 Aug 1891
Groom forename William Henry
Groom surname ATKINS
Groom age 25
Groom condition bachelor
Groom occupation Iron worker
Groom abode Park Lane
Bride forename Rosannah
Bride surname WHITEHOUSE
Bride age 20
Bride condition spinster
Bride abode Dudley Port
Groom father forename Thomas
Groom father surname ATKINS
Groom father occupation Collier
Bride father forename Thomas
Bride father surname WHITEHOUSE
Bride father occupation Iron worker
Witness 1 Samuel Ralph ATKINS
Witness 2 Elizabeth DERBYSHIRE
William Henry Atkins
Marriage Age 25
Record Type Marriage
Birth Date abt 1866
Residence Place Park Lane
Marriage Date 30 Aug 1891
Marriage Place Tipton, St Martin, Staffordshire, England
Father Thomas Atkins
Spouse Rosannah Whitehouse
Religion Anglican
Page number 144
1901 Wellington Road, Tipton, Staffs.
William H. Atkins (39, Railway Wagon Carpenter, born Tipton), his wife Rosehannah (29, born Tipton), and their 4 children: Thomas (9, born Tipton), William (7, born Tipton), Jesse (5, born Tipton), James (2, born Tipton).
1911 12 Whitehouse Street, Burnt Tree, Tipton, Staffs.
William Henry Atkins (45, Railway Carriage Inspector, born Tipton), his wife Rose (40, born Tipton), and their 5 children: Thomas (19, Butcher, born Tipton), William (17, Printer, born Tipton), Jesse (15, Labourer, born Tipton), James (12, born Tipton), and Ralph (4, born Tipton).
WW1 Records
Private 130074 James Atkins
Died of Wounds on Saturday, 20th April 1918, age 19.
Buried in Grave VI. C. 66. at Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No.1, Somme, France.
Machine Gun Corps, 38th Company. 38th Division.
Son of William H. and Rose Atkins, of 12 Whitehouse Street, Burnt Tree, Tipton, Staffs.
Born: Tipton, Enlisted: Tipton, Resident: Unknown.
Soldier's Papers at National Archives did not survive.
Dod 20/4/1918 (19) Died of Wounds France
Buried in Grave VI. C. 66. at Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No.1, Somme, France.
www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/82440/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/565 ... mes-atkins
Commemorated on the Tipton Library, and Park Chapel memorials.
https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org ... tory/93349
Any other info
This James Atkins may not be the "J Atkins" on the Tipton Library Memorial, as the 'Staffordshire Roll of Honour' says Pte J Atkins, South Staffs. James Atkins was in the Machine Gun Corps and has no indication of ever being South Staffs.
J Akins from Tipton was in the South Staffs and may well be man intended to be commemorated, so this may well have been an error in the 'Staffordshire Roll of Honour'.
abt 1898 - 20/4/1918 (19)
https://www.tiptonremembers.net/index.php/atkins-james
Dob abt 1898 Dudley
Baptism -
Parents William H Atkins & Rose Whitehouse
Parents Marriage
30/8/1891 St Martin Tipton
Freereg
Staffordshire Tipton
Church name St Martin
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 287
Marriage date 30 Aug 1891
Groom forename William Henry
Groom surname ATKINS
Groom age 25
Groom condition bachelor
Groom occupation Iron worker
Groom abode Park Lane
Bride forename Rosannah
Bride surname WHITEHOUSE
Bride age 20
Bride condition spinster
Bride abode Dudley Port
Groom father forename Thomas
Groom father surname ATKINS
Groom father occupation Collier
Bride father forename Thomas
Bride father surname WHITEHOUSE
Bride father occupation Iron worker
Witness 1 Samuel Ralph ATKINS
Witness 2 Elizabeth DERBYSHIRE
William Henry Atkins
Marriage Age 25
Record Type Marriage
Birth Date abt 1866
Residence Place Park Lane
Marriage Date 30 Aug 1891
Marriage Place Tipton, St Martin, Staffordshire, England
Father Thomas Atkins
Spouse Rosannah Whitehouse
Religion Anglican
Page number 144
1901 Wellington Road, Tipton, Staffs.
William H. Atkins (39, Railway Wagon Carpenter, born Tipton), his wife Rosehannah (29, born Tipton), and their 4 children: Thomas (9, born Tipton), William (7, born Tipton), Jesse (5, born Tipton), James (2, born Tipton).
1911 12 Whitehouse Street, Burnt Tree, Tipton, Staffs.
William Henry Atkins (45, Railway Carriage Inspector, born Tipton), his wife Rose (40, born Tipton), and their 5 children: Thomas (19, Butcher, born Tipton), William (17, Printer, born Tipton), Jesse (15, Labourer, born Tipton), James (12, born Tipton), and Ralph (4, born Tipton).
WW1 Records
Private 130074 James Atkins
Died of Wounds on Saturday, 20th April 1918, age 19.
Buried in Grave VI. C. 66. at Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No.1, Somme, France.
Machine Gun Corps, 38th Company. 38th Division.
Son of William H. and Rose Atkins, of 12 Whitehouse Street, Burnt Tree, Tipton, Staffs.
Born: Tipton, Enlisted: Tipton, Resident: Unknown.
Soldier's Papers at National Archives did not survive.
Dod 20/4/1918 (19) Died of Wounds France
Buried in Grave VI. C. 66. at Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No.1, Somme, France.
www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/82440/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/565 ... mes-atkins
Commemorated on the Tipton Library, and Park Chapel memorials.
https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org ... tory/93349
Any other info
This James Atkins may not be the "J Atkins" on the Tipton Library Memorial, as the 'Staffordshire Roll of Honour' says Pte J Atkins, South Staffs. James Atkins was in the Machine Gun Corps and has no indication of ever being South Staffs.
J Akins from Tipton was in the South Staffs and may well be man intended to be commemorated, so this may well have been an error in the 'Staffordshire Roll of Honour'.