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Household of William Acton (born 1825, Cheshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, 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.
William Acton and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Acton, born in 1825 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Acton, born in 1819 in Thingwall, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1855 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Launcelot (born 1877 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Harry (born 1879 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and John A (born 1881 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Thomas (born 1855 in Devon, England), William's Lodger, James (born 1858 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and William's Lodger, John (born 1814 in Cheshire, England).
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William Acton's household
William
Acton
Head
Ellen
Acton
Wife
Mary
Roberts
Daughter
Launcelot
Roberts
Son
Harry
Roberts
Son
John A
Roberts
Son
Thomas
Richards
Lodger
James
Quigley
Lodger
John
Charnack
Lodger
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Acton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 56 |
| Birth year | 1825 |
| Birth place | Birkenhead, Cheshire, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Acton | Head | Married | 56 | 1825 | Birkenhead, Cheshire, England | |
Ellen | Acton | Wife | Married | 62 | 1819 | Thingwall, Cheshire, England | |
Mary | Roberts | Daughter | Married | 26 | 1855 | Birkenhead, Cheshire, England | |
Launcelot | Roberts | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Birkenhead, Cheshire, England | |
Harry | Roberts | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Birkenhead, Cheshire, England | |
John A | Roberts | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Birkenhead, Cheshire, England | |
Thomas | Richards | Lodger | Single | 26 | 1855 | Devon, England | |
James | Quigley | Lodger | Single | 23 | 1858 | Liverpool, Lancashire, England | |
John | Charnack | Lodger | Widower | 67 | 1814 | Cheshire, England |
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