Atkinson, William Christopher 30.sep.1857-18.feb.1922 England, Liverpool - Liverpool
organist, solicitor by profession, 'amateur composer and musician of some note and enthusiastic art collector', he presided at the organ at St Anne's Church Aigburth Liverpool when the organist was on holiday and a considerable proportion of the music he played with such fine effect was composed by himself, born and died at 5 St Anne's Road in Liverpool Garston, 1871 educated at Harrow School London, 1881 as articled clerk to solicitor residing with his widowed father and 2 servants at 5 St Anne's Road, 1891 as solicitor residing with his wife and 3 servants (cook, waitress, housemaid) at 5 St Anne's Road, 1901 as widowed solicitor residing with 3 servants (cook, waitress, housemaid) at 5 St Annes Road, 1911 as solicitor residing with his second wife and 4 servants (cook, lady's maid, waitress, housemaid) at 5 St Anne's Road ; son of american merchant Christopher Atkinson (Liverpool 25.dec.1807-17.jun.1885 Liverpool) and Ellen Sutton (Cheshire, Alvanley bap.18.jul.1824-19.sep.1869 Liverpool) ; 3.jan.1887 in York and 10.feb.1887 in Sheffield he married Constance Lavinia Burridge (Manchester bap.1.nov.1860-8.jan.1899 Liverpool) ; 7.dec.1910 at St Mary Abbot's Kensington he married Mary Glynn (Liverpool bap.26.jun.1868-) daughter of the steamship owner Dashper Edward Glynn of Sefton Park Liverpool

Title Parts


[] Andante pastorale in G. Organ
pub Edwin Ashdown, London 1891

[] I will lift up mine eyes. Anthem. Soli, tenor, bass, duet and chorus
pub Weekes & Co., London 1891

[] Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D
pub J. Smith & Son, Liverpool 1912

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