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Household of John Acton (born 1837, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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.

John Acton and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Acton, born in 1837 in Cheshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Acton, born in 1843 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Ann (born 1862 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1872 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1876 in Bootle, Cumberland, England).


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John Acton's household

Male

John

Acton

Head
Female

Ellen

Acton

Wife
Female

Ann

Acton

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Acton

Son
Male

John

Acton

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Acton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Acton

Head

Married

44

1837

Cheshire, England

Ellen

Acton

Wife

Married

38

1843

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ann

Acton

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Acton

Son

Single

9

1872

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John

Acton

Son

Single

5

1876

Bootle, Cumberland, England

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