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Household of Richard Acton (born 1828, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Altrincham, 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.

Richard Acton and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Acton, born in 1828 in Marthall, Cheshire, consisted of 12 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary Acton, born in 1833 in Wincle, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; Hannah (born 1866 in Marthall, Cheshire, England), Mary (born 1867 in Marthall, Cheshire, England), Maud (born 1870 in Marthall, Cheshire, England), Ada (born 1873 in Marthall, Cheshire, England) and Lizzie (born 1876 in Marthall, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Servant, Mary H (born 1866 in Cheshire, England), Richard's Servant, William (born 1863 in Marthall, Cheshire, England), Richard's Servant, William (born 1857 in Knutsford, Cheshire, England), Richard's Servant, Edward (born 1827 in Ireland) and Richard's Visitor, James (born 1852 in Rookhope, Durham, England).


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Richard Acton's household

Male

Richard

Acton

Head
Female

Mary

Acton

Wife
Female

Hannah

Acton

Daughter
Female

Mary

Acton

Daughter
Female

Maud

Acton

Daughter
Female

Ada

Acton

Daughter
Female

Lizzie

Acton

Daughter
Female

Mary H

Ward

Servant
Male

William

Jackson

Servant
Male

William

Groves

Servant
Male

Edward

Mc Gloughlan

Servant
Male

James

Foster

Visitor
First name(s) Richard
Last name Acton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Marthall, Cheshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Acton

Head

Married

53

1828

Marthall, Cheshire, England

Mary

Acton

Wife

Married

48

1833

Wincle, Cheshire, England

Hannah

Acton

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Marthall, Cheshire, England

Mary

Acton

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Marthall, Cheshire, England

Maud

Acton

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Marthall, Cheshire, England

Ada

Acton

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Marthall, Cheshire, England

Lizzie

Acton

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Marthall, Cheshire, England

Mary H

Ward

Servant

Single

15

1866

Cheshire, England

William

Jackson

Servant

Single

18

1863

Marthall, Cheshire, England

William

Groves

Servant

Single

24

1857

Knutsford, Cheshire, England

Edward

Mc Gloughlan

Servant

Married

54

1827

Ireland

James

Foster

Visitor

Single

29

1852

Rookhope, Durham, England

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