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Household of Joseph Acton (born 1844, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hull, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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.

Joseph Acton and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Acton, born in 1844 in Southampton, Hampshire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Helen C Acton, born in 1849 in Hull, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Henry T (born 1876 in Hull, Yorkshire, England) and Mabel M (born 1878 in Hull, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Sister In L, Mary E (born 1852 in Hull, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph's Niece, Alice (born 1878 in Thirsk, Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph Acton's household

Male

Joseph

Acton

Head
Female

Helen C

Acton

Wife
Male

Henry T

Acton

Son
Female

Mabel M

Acton

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Gilling

Sister In L
Female

Alice

Gilling

Niece
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Acton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Southampton, Hampshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Acton

Head

Married

37

1844

Southampton, Hampshire, England

Helen C

Acton

Wife

Married

32

1849

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Henry T

Acton

Son

Single

5

1876

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Mabel M

Acton

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Gilling

Sister In L

Married

29

1852

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Gilling

Niece

Single

3

1878

Thirsk, Yorkshire, England

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