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Household of John Acton (born 1840, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tavistock, Devon, 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.

John Acton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Acton, born in 1840 in Tavistock, Devon, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Acton, born in 1840 in Ashwater, Devon, England. They had 5 children; John H (born 1866 in Tavistock, Devon, England), James (born 1871 in Tavistock, Devon, England), Charles (born 1874 in Tavistock, Devon, England), Harry (born 1876 in Tavistock, Devon, England) and Annie (born 1880 in Tavistock, Devon, England).


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John Acton's household

Male

John

Acton

Head
Female

Mary A

Acton

Wife
Male

John H

Acton

Son
Male

James

Acton

Son
Male

Charles

Acton

Son
Male

Harry

Acton

Son
Female

Annie

Acton

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Acton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Tavistock, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Acton

Head

Married

41

1840

Tavistock, Devon, England

Mary A

Acton

Wife

Married

41

1840

Ashwater, Devon, England

John H

Acton

Son

Single

15

1866

Tavistock, Devon, England

James

Acton

Son

Single

10

1871

Tavistock, Devon, England

Charles

Acton

Son

Single

7

1874

Tavistock, Devon, England

Harry

Acton

Son

Single

5

1876

Tavistock, Devon, England

Annie

Acton

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Tavistock, Devon, England

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