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Household of Thomas Acton (born 1838, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Croydon, Surrey, 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.

Thomas Acton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Acton, born in 1838 in Brighton, Sussex, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Frances Acton, born in 1838 in Brighton, Sussex, England. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1866 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Henry (born 1870 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Mary (born 1875 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Ellen (born 1873 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Alfred (born 1877 in Croydon, Surrey, England) and Harriet (born 1880 in Croydon, Surrey, England).


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Thomas Acton's household

Male

Thomas

Acton

Head
Female

Frances

Acton

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Acton

Daughter
Male

Henry

Acton

Son
Female

Mary

Acton

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Acton

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Acton

Son
Female

Harriet

Acton

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Acton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Brighton, Sussex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Acton

Head

Married

43

1838

Brighton, Sussex, England

Frances

Acton

Wife

Married

43

1838

Brighton, Sussex, England

Elizabeth

Acton

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Brighton, Sussex, England

Henry

Acton

Son

Single

11

1870

Croydon, Surrey, England

Mary

Acton

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Croydon, Surrey, England

Ellen

Acton

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Croydon, Surrey, England

Alfred

Acton

Son

Single

4

1877

Croydon, Surrey, England

Harriet

Acton

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Croydon, Surrey, England

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