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Household of Samuel Acton (born 1854, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Northwich, 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.

Samuel Acton and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Acton, born in 1854 in Cheshire, consisted of 10 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Emma Acton, born in 1852 in Shropshire, England. They had 5 children; Sarah Ann (born 1870 in Leftwich, Cheshire, England), Fanny (born 1873 in Leftwich, Cheshire, England), Mary Jane (born 1875 in Leftwich, Cheshire, England), William (born 1878 in Leftwich, Cheshire, England) and James (born 1881 in Leftwich, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Boarder, George (born 1852 in Leftwich, Cheshire, England), Samuel's Servant, Elizabeth A (born 1864 in Barnton, Cheshire, England) and Samuel's Boarder, Charles (born 1841 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England).


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Samuel Acton's household

Male

Samuel

Acton

Head
Female

Emma

Acton

Wife
Female

Sarah Ann

Acton

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Acton

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Acton

Daughter
Male

William

Acton

Son
Male

James

Acton

Son
Male

George

Dawson

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth A

Peovor

Servant
Male

Charles

Vaune

Boarder
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Acton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Acton

Head

Married

27

1854

Cheshire, England

Emma

Acton

Wife

Married

29

1852

Shropshire, England

Sarah Ann

Acton

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Leftwich, Cheshire, England

Fanny

Acton

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Leftwich, Cheshire, England

Mary Jane

Acton

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Leftwich, Cheshire, England

William

Acton

Son

Single

3

1878

Leftwich, Cheshire, England

James

Acton

Son

Single

0

1881

Leftwich, Cheshire, England

George

Dawson

Boarder

Single

29

1852

Leftwich, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth A

Peovor

Servant

Single

17

1864

Barnton, Cheshire, England

Charles

Vaune

Boarder

Single

40

1841

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

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