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Household of John Acton (born 1835, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wortley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Acton, born in 1835 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Acton, born in 1839 in Cawthorne, Yorkshire, England. They had 10 children; Albert (born 1863 in Cawthorne, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1864 in Cawthorne, Yorkshire, England), Bertha (born 1869 in Cawthorne, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1871 in Cawthorne, Yorkshire, England), Philliss E (born 1873 in Cawthorne, Yorkshire, England), Henry (born 1875 in Cawthorne, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Cawthorne, Yorkshire, England), Cara (born 1878 in Cawthorne, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1879 in Cawthorne, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph (born 1881 in Cawthorne, Yorkshire, England).


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John Acton's household

Male

John

Acton

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Acton

Wife
Male

Albert

Acton

Son
Male

William

Acton

Son
Female

Bertha

Acton

Daughter
Male

George

Acton

Son
Female

Philliss E

Acton

Daughter
Male

Henry

Acton

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Acton

Daughter
Female

Cara

Acton

Daughter
Female

Annie

Acton

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Acton

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Acton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Acton

Head

Married

46

1835

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Acton

Wife

Married

42

1839

Cawthorne, Yorkshire, England

Albert

Acton

Son

Single

18

1863

Cawthorne, Yorkshire, England

William

Acton

Son

Single

17

1864

Cawthorne, Yorkshire, England

Bertha

Acton

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Cawthorne, Yorkshire, England

George

Acton

Son

Single

10

1871

Cawthorne, Yorkshire, England

Philliss E

Acton

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Cawthorne, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Acton

Son

Single

6

1875

Cawthorne, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Acton

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Cawthorne, Yorkshire, England

Cara

Acton

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Cawthorne, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Acton

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Cawthorne, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Acton

Son

Single

0

1881

Cawthorne, Yorkshire, England

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