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Household of Thomas Acton (born 1815, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dartford, Kent, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Acton, born in 1815 in Shoreham, Kent, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Acton, born in 1816 in Ash, Kent, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1857 in Swanley, Kent, England) and Elizabeth (born 1859 in Swanley, Kent, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Edith (born 1877 in Clapham, Surrey, England) and Frederick (born 1880 in Bromley, Kent, England).


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Thomas Acton's household

Male

Thomas

Acton

Head
Female

Sarah

Acton

Wife
Male

William

Acton

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Acton

Daughter
Female

Edith

Acton

Grand Daughter
Male

Frederick

Acton

Grand Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Acton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Shoreham, Kent, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Acton

Head

Married

66

1815

Shoreham, Kent, England

Sarah

Acton

Wife

Married

65

1816

Ash, Kent, England

William

Acton

Son

Single

24

1857

Swanley, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Acton

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Swanley, Kent, England

Edith

Acton

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Clapham, Surrey, England

Frederick

Acton

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Bromley, Kent, England

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