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Household of Joseph Acton (born 1843, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Runcorn, 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.
Joseph Acton and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Acton, born in 1843 in Middleton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Denis J (born 1869 in Sutton, Cheshire, England), Fanny C (born 1871 in Sutton, Cheshire, England), Arthur (born 1877 in Sutton, Cheshire, England) and Frederick (born 1879 in Sutton, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Servant, Margaret (born 1843 in Cheshire, England) and Joseph's Servant, Martha (born 1860 in Frodsham, Cheshire, England).
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Joseph Acton's household
Joseph
Acton
Head
Denis J
Acton
Son
Fanny C
Acton
Daughter
Arthur
Acton
Son
Frederick
Acton
Son
Margaret
Hindley
Servant
Martha
Unsworth
Servant
| First name(s) | Joseph |
| Last name | Acton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth year | 1843 |
| Birth place | Middleton, Lancashire, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joseph | Acton | Head | Widower | 38 | 1843 | Middleton, Lancashire, England | |
Denis J | Acton | Son | Single | 12 | 1869 | Sutton, Cheshire, England | |
Fanny C | Acton | Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | Sutton, Cheshire, England | |
Arthur | Acton | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Sutton, Cheshire, England | |
Frederick | Acton | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Sutton, Cheshire, England | |
Margaret | Hindley | Servant | - | 38 | 1843 | Cheshire, England | |
Martha | Unsworth | Servant | Single | 21 | 1860 | Frodsham, Cheshire, England |
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