Henry Burns Atkins (July 3, 1867 – September 28, 1941) was a politician, businessman, and farmer from Alberta, Canada.

[2] Atkins' pioneer life was lonely and dangerous, and it was necessary for him to keep a gun near his door for survival.

[3] Ada Alberta was a teacher who had travelled West to visit a friend and stayed.

Henry B. and Ada A. had five additional children: John, Eric and Rex (identical twins), Maxwell, and Dorothy.

During the second World War, Eric, Rex, and Max were Commissioned Officers in the Royal Canadian Air Force.

Eric was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross "for completing numerous operations against the enemy in the course of which he invariably displayed the utmost fortitude, courage and devotion to duty".