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