Index.

1) Introduction.

2) Origin of the Surname and it's variants.

3) Noteworthy Families, People & Events.

4) Myth, Romance or Truth & Reality.

5) DNA Study.

• Our DNA Results.

• Discussion.

6) Regions. (I have utilized the regions as per the 1881 British Census CD's as produced by the Church of Jesus Christ and Latter Day Saints)

������� a) English Regions:

• Northern Borders and Miscellany Region.� Channel Islands, Cumberland, Durham, Isle of Man, Misc., Northumberland, Westmoreland, Royal Navy.

• Northern Central Region.� Lancashire and Yorkshire.

• East Anglia Region.� Bedford, Cambridge, Huntingdon, Lincoln, Norfolk, Northampton, Rutland, Suffolk.

• Greater London Region�i) London-Middlesex. ii) Berkshire, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Oxford, Surrey iii) Buckingham, Essex, Hertford, Sussex, Kent.

• Midlands Region. Cheshire, Hereford, Shropshire, Stafford, Worcester & Derby, Leicester, Nottingham, Warwick.

• Southwestern Region.�Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucester, Somerset, Wiltshire.

������� b) Scotland

������� c) Ireland.

������ d)� Wales & Monmouth Region.

�������e) Australia.

������� f) New Zealand

������� g) U.S.A.

������� h) Canada.

������� i) Miscellaneous Countries.

7) Linked Families of Note.

8) Surname Distribution.

9) Sources.

10) Probate Records.

11) Further Websites Worth Looking At:

12) List of Researchers.

13) Mutual Help.

14) Updates/News.

15) Apologies.

16) The Atkinson Surname and DNA Study�

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