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Ella May (Bainbridge) Atkinson 1914 - 1998

Ella May (Bainbridge) Atkinson was born on August 18, 1914 in Whitby, Yorkshire County, England United Kingdom. She was in a relationship with Eric Atkinson beginning June 29, 1945, and had children Rodney Eric Atkinson, Rupert Atkinson, Rowan Sebastian Atkinson, and Paul Atkinson. Ella Atkinson died at age 83 years old on May 16, 1998 in Northumberland West, Northumberland County, and was buried in Consett, County Durham County.
Ella May (Bainbridge) Atkinson
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August 18, 1914
Whitby, Yorkshire County, England, United Kingdom
May 16, 1998
Northumberland West, Northumberland County, England, United Kingdom
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  • Introduction

    Ella's parents were Frank Bainbridge (born 1892) and Ella Schofield (born 1894). She had sibling Frank Schofield Bainbridge ( 1913 - 2000). She married farmer (later company director) Eric Atkinson (1916 - 1984) on June 29 1945 and they had 4 children: Rodney, Rupert, Paul, and Rowan (better known as comedian "Mr Bean"). Read a story about Rowan Ella May Bainbridge
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    1914

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    August 18, 1914
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    Whitby, Yorkshire County, England United Kingdom
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

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  • Nationality & Locations

    British
  • 05/16
    1998

    Death

    May 16, 1998
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    Unknown
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    Northumberland West, Northumberland County, England United Kingdom
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  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Consett, County Durham County, England DH8, United Kingdom
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  • Obituary

    Ella May (Bainbridge) Atkinson, mother to 4 children, passed away on May 16, 1998 in United Kingdom at 83 years of age. She was born on August 18, 1914 in United Kingdom. Ella's husband was Eric Atkinson, and they gave birth to Rowan Sebastian Atkinson, Paul Atkinson, Rodney Eric Atkinson, and Rupert Atkinson.
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Ella May Bainbridge is the mother of a famous comedian and an actor Rowan Atkinson, best recognized as Mr. Bean and sitcoms Blackadder.

Rowan is the younger son of four

Rowan was born in England in 1955. He was raised in Anglican and then went to St. Bees School. He was a bright student and had got an MSc thesis published in 1978.

He was into doctoral work before getting involved in acting. He started his career in the acting field by participating in the radio program for BBC Radio 3 in 1979.

He had earned name and fame too. He had three older siblings named Paul, Rodney and Rupert.

Which job had famous "Mr. Bean" been part of?

The famous Atkinson has been categorized as one of the top 50 funniest actors in 2007. He also had collaborated with many artists such as Richard Curtis, Howard Goodall.

He also had received an Olivier Award for his theatre performance and his cinematic success with his outstanding performances in Mr. Bean. Atkinson was also appointed as a CBE in 2013.

He was also a part of James Bond's movie, voicing the Lion King as red-billed hornbill Zazu. He also did a feature in a BBC sitcom. He also starred as Jukes Maigret, a series from ITV.

Rowan Atkinson married a Makeup Artist

Atkinson is a well known face of Hollywood. He had earned both a name and fame in this path. As per the sources, he married a Makeup Artist in 1990 named Sunetra Sastry.

They both met at an event on BBC where she was working as a makeup artist. They are blessed with two children Benjamin Atkinson and Lily Sastry but they got separated in 2014. They officially got divorced in 2015.

The artist got involved with comedian artist Louise Ford in 2014. The couples met in 2013 when they were both performing in the play Quartermain's Terms. Atkinson became a father for the third time in 2017.

Ella May Bainbridge got married to a farmer named Eric Atkinson in June 1945. The couple were blessed with four sons. Their younger son is a famous actor who is loved by everyone for his outstanding sense of humor.

As per the sources, nothing has been much known about their personal life except that their elder son Paul died as an infant. Well, nothing has been known yet about this tragic incident.

Their second son Rodney, a Eurosceptic economist, lost the UK Independence election in 2000. About their third son, Rupert, not much has been discovered.

Rowan's children Lily Sastry and Benjamin Atkinson

Both children of Rowan's are grown up. His daughter Lily is known as Lily Atkinson, is an accomplished artist. She is most recognized for her singing and dancing in a burlesque way.

Like her father, she is also a part of the entertainment industry and also did a debut as a child artist. Her first movie was released in 2004, "Tooth."

On the other side, his son Benjamin Atkinson despite being a son of a worldwide known actor chooses a path of his own and nothing has been clarified of him as of now.
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