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Household of Thomas Acton (born 1834, 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.

Thomas Acton and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Acton, born in 1834 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Catherine Acton, born in 1847 in Billinge, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Mary J (born 1865 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England), Thomas (born 1868 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England), Joseph (born 1870 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England), Susan (born 1872 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England), Kate (born 1874 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England), Walter (born 1877 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England) and William (born 1879 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England).


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Thomas Acton's household

Male

Thomas

Acton

Head
Female

Catherine

Acton

Wife
Female

Mary J

Acton

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Acton

Son
Male

Joseph

Acton

Son
Female

Susan

Acton

Daughter
Female

Kate

Acton

Daughter
Male

Walter

Acton

Son
Male

William

Acton

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Acton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Acton

Head

Married

47

1834

Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

Catherine

Acton

Wife

Married

34

1847

Billinge, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Acton

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Acton

Son

Single

13

1868

Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Acton

Son

Single

11

1870

Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

Susan

Acton

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

Kate

Acton

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

Walter

Acton

Son

Single

4

1877

Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

William

Acton

Son

Single

2

1879

Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

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