| Ratings 
 
 
  | Year | Rank | Edo | Dev. | Games |  
  | 1879 | 340 | 2026 | (95) | 10 |  
 
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |  | 
   | Name: Atkinson, William |  
   | Born: 1835 |  
   | Died: 18 Nov. 1887 |  |  |  
   | Notes: |  
   | Gaige gives birth between 19-11-1834 and 18-11-1835. |  |  |  |  
   | References |  | 
| Books |  
   | Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 16 |  
   | Hilbert, Writings in Chess History, page 338 |  | Periodicals |  
   | [Alb], 14 Mar. 1868 |  
   | [CIN], vol. 7, no. 5, 1 Feb. 1873, page 79 |  
   | [CIN], vol. 7, no. 12, 22 Mar. 1873, page 191 |  
   | [ILN], vol. 62, no. 1755, 19 Apr. 1873, page 379 |  
   | [Str], vol. 6, no. 4, 15 Apr. 1873, page 111 |  | Web |  
   | Cohen, David.  [Canadian Chess: William Atkinson] |  
   | Hilbert, John S.  [Howard Staunton and Chess by 'Electric Telegraph'] |  
   | Wright, Stephen.  [Early Canadian Championships] |  |  |