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Household of John Acton (born 1844, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Acton, born in 1844 in Bidston, Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Annie Acton, born in 1845 in Oxton, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1867 in Woodchurch, Cheshire, England), Mary Ellen (born 1869 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England), Margaret (born 1875 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and James Henry (born 1879 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England).


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John Acton's household

Male

John

Acton

Head
Female

Annie

Acton

Wife
Male

William

Acton

Son
Female

Mary Ellen

Acton

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Acton

Daughter
Male

James Henry

Acton

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Acton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Bidston, Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Acton

Head

Married

37

1844

Bidston, Cheshire, England

Annie

Acton

Wife

Married

36

1845

Oxton, Cheshire, England

William

Acton

Son

Single

14

1867

Woodchurch, Cheshire, England

Mary Ellen

Acton

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Acton

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

James Henry

Acton

Son

Single

2

1879

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

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