LL.B., T.C.D. is Bachelor in Laws, Trinity College Dublin.
Ireland Births and Baptisms
Name: Thomas Joyce Atkinson
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 30 Jan 1878
Birthplace: Ireland
Father's Name: Wolsey Atkinson
Mother's Name: Alice Joyce Atkinson
Registration District: Clogher
Volume Number: 3
Page Number: 130
Index Number: 282
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1901 Census record taken on Sunday, 31 March.Residents of a house 1 in Bachelors Walk (Portadown Urban, Co. Armagh) | | Surname | Forename | Age | Sex | Relation to head | Religion | | 1 | Atkinson | Wolsey Richard | 56 | Male | Head of Family | Church of Ireland | | 2 | Atkinson | Alice | 55 | Female | Wife | Church of Ireland | | 3 | Atkinson | Thos. Joyce | 23 | Male | Son | Church of Ireland | | 4 | Atkinson | Charlotte E B | 20 | Female | Daughter | Church of Ireland | | 5 | Atkinson | A M Isabel | 18 | Female | Daughter | Church of Ireland | | 6 | Atkinson | Georgiana E | 15 | Female | Daughter | Church of Ireland | | 7 | Atkinson | John Buckby | 52 | Male | Brother | Church of Ireland | | 8 | Fordyce | Elizabeth Ann | 34 | Female | Servant | Church of Ireland | | 9 | Thompson | Ellen | 31 | Female | Servant | Presbyterian |
| | Birthplace | Occupation | Literacy | Marital Status | Specified Illnesses | | 1 | Co. Armagh | No Occupation | Read and write | Married | - | | 2 | Co. Armagh | - | Read and write | Married | - | | 3 | Co. Tyrone | Barrister at Law | Read and write | Not Married | - | | 4 | Co. Tyrone | - | Read and write | Not Married | - | | 5 | Co. Tyrone | - | Read and write | Not Married | - | | 6 | Co. Tyrone | Scholar | Read and write | Not Married | - | | 7 | Co. Armagh | Solicitor | Read and write | Married | - | | 8 | Co. Down | Housemaid | Read and write | Not Married | - | | 9 | Co. Fermanagh | Cook | Read and write | Not Married | - |
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1911 Census record taken on Sunday, 2 April. Residents of a house 333 in Bundoran, part of Drumacrin, Finner, Magheracar (Bundoran, Co. Donegal) | | Surname | Forename | Age | Sex | Relation to head | Religion | | 1 | Holland | Esther | 58 | Female | Head of Family | Church of Ireland | | 2 | Holland | Frances | 67 | Female | Sister | Church of Ireland | | 3 | Holland | Eliza | 60 | Female | Sister | Church of Ireland | | 4 | Holland | Emma | 54 | Female | Sister in Law | Church of Ireland | | 5 | Holland | Norman | 23 | Male | Nephew | Church of Scotland | | 6 | Atkinson | Thomas | 33 | Male | Visitor | Church of Ireland | | 7 | Atkinson | Isabella | 27 | Female | Visitor | Church of Ireland | | 8 | Atkinson | Georgina | 25 | Female | Visitor | Church of Ireland | | 9 | McWatters | Sabine | 27 | Female | Visitor | Church of Ireland | | 10 | McWatters | Alicia | 24 | Female | Visitor | Church of Ireland | | 9 | McGuinness | Catherine | 25 | Female | Servant | Church of Ireland |
| | Birthplace | Occupation | Literacy | Marital Status | Years Married | Children Born | Children Living | | 1 | Co. Monaghan | - | Read and write | Single | - | - | - | | 2 | Co. Monaghan | - | Read and write | Single | - | - | - | | 3 | Co. Monaghan | - | Read and write | Single | - | - | - | | 4 | Dublin | - | Read and write | Married | 24 | 1 | 1 | | 5 | Dublin | Solicitor's Apprentice | Read and write | Single | - | - | - | | 6 | Co. Tyrone | Solicitor | Read and write | Single | - | - | - | | 7 | Co. Tyrone | - | Read and write | Single | - | - | - | | 8 | Co. Tyrone | - | Read and write | Single | - | - | - | | 9 | Co. Monaghan | - | Read and write | Single | - | - | - | | 10 | Co. Mayo | - | Read and write | Single | - | - | - | | 11 | Co. Donegal | Domestic Servant | Read and write | Single | - | - | - |
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| Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Casualty Details | | ATKINSON, THOMAS JOYCE | | Rank: | Major | | Date of Death: | 1st July 1916 | | Age: | 38 | | Regiment/Service: | Royal Irish Fusiliers, "B" Company 9th Battalion. | | Grave Reference: | VIII. A. 5. | | Cemetery: | Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, Somme, France; | | Additional Information: | Son of Wolsey Richard and Alice Atkinson. M.A., LL.B., T.C.D. A Solicitor. |
| Major Thomas Joyce Atkinson | | Killed in Action 1 July 1916, at the Battle of the Somme |  Thomas Joyce Atkinson was a member of the well-known Atkinson family of Eden Villa, Bachelor's Walk in Edenderry. He was born in 1878 and graduated from Trinity College, Dublin in 1898. He was a partner in the firm of Messrs Carleton, Atkinson and Sloan, Solicitors, Church Place, Portadown.
Thomas organised the signing of the Ulster Covenant in Seagoe Parish Church on Ulster Day 28 September 1912. He also played a prominent role in the Ulster Volunteer Force and was second in command to Major Stewart Blacker, commanding officer, of the Portadown Battalion, UVF. On the outbreak of war he gained a commission in the 9th Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers rising to the rank of Major. He was Adjutant to Lieutenant-Colonel Stewart Blacker. In the attack of the 36th (Ulster) Division on 1 July 1916 Major Thomas Joyce Atkinson was in command of 'B' Company, which was positioned on the right centre of the battalion advance. Major Atkinson's company penetrated three Germans lines and a small body of men reached Beaucourt Station but were unable to hold the position due to a lack of support. Major Thomas Joyce Atkinson was killed in action on 1 July and lies buried in Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont Hamel. Article by James. S. Kane in the Edenderry News, June 2006 |
Atkinson Memorial in Seagoe Parish Church, Portadown | The Chancel Rail and Steps are given To the Glory of God
and in memory of the beloved children of
Wolsey Richard Atkinson and Alice his wife,
Wolsey Arthur, 20 Dec. 1876 - 22 July 1899,
the result of an accident.
Charlotte Elizabeth Buckby, 11 May 1880 - 15 April 1906.
Thomas Joyce, 30 Jan. 1878, Temporary Major
9th Royal Irish Fusiliers, 36th (Ulster) Division,
killed in action
at the battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916. |
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| Title: | Major | Date Of Death: | 1 July 1916 | | Forename: | Thomas Joyce | Date Of Grant: | 4 November 1916 | | Surname: | Atkinson | Effects: | £4,847 13s. 4d. | | Alt Surname: | | Registry: | Dublin | Full Abstract:
Probate of the Will & Codicil of Thomas Joyce Atkinson, late of Portadown, County Armagh, Major Royal Irish Fusiliers, killed in action in France 1 July 1916, granted at Dublin to Wolsey R. Atkinson and Andrew G. Sloan, Esquires. |
According to The National Archives currency converter £4,847 13s. 4d
would have been worth £208,714.69 in 2005.
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Memorial to Major Thomas Joyce Atkinson 1878 - 1916
Seagoe Cemetery, Portadown, Co. Armagh
© 2013 Sinton Family Trees |
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Headstone of
Major Thomas Joyce Atkinson 1878 - 1916
Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France | 
MAJOR
T. J. ATKINSON
ROYAL IRISH FUSILIERS
1ST JULY 1916 AGE 38
A SON OF ULSTER
YOUR MEMORY HALLOWED
IN THE LAND YOU LOVED | | The headstone photograph comes from the Find A Grave website courtesy of Richard James Edgar
The location is Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France.
Link to the Find A Grave site for Major Thomas Joyce Atkinson
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