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Household of Alfred W Acton (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Alfred W Acton and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred W Acton, born in 1846 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Alfred W was the head of the household, married to Mary Emma Acton, born in 1848 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Alfred T (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Annie H (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Percy (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Sydney C (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Leonard W (born 1881 in Didsbury, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alfred W's Brother In Law, Sidney (born 1868 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Alfred W's Servant, Martha M (born 1861 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Alfred W's Servant, Hannah (born 1847 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Alfred W Acton's household

Male

Alfred W

Acton

Head
Female

Mary Emma

Acton

Wife
Male

Alfred T

Acton

Son
Female

Annie H

Acton

Daughter
Male

Percy

Acton

Son
Male

Sydney C

Acton

Son
Male

Leonard W

Acton

Son
Male

Sidney

Carter

Brother In Law
Female

Martha M

Dixon

Servant
Female

Hannah

Jones

Servant
First name(s) Alfred W
Last name Acton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred W

Acton

Head

Married

35

1846

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary Emma

Acton

Wife

Married

33

1848

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alfred T

Acton

Son

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Annie H

Acton

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Percy

Acton

Son

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sydney C

Acton

Son

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Leonard W

Acton

Son

Single

0

1881

Didsbury, Lancashire, England

Sidney

Carter

Brother In Law

Single

13

1868

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Martha M

Dixon

Servant

Single

20

1861

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Jones

Servant

Single

34

1847

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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