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Household of William N Acton (born 1844, Leicestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, 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 N Acton and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William N Acton, born in 1844 in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, consisted of 4 members. William N was the head of the household, married to Mary Emma Acton, born in 1849 in Salford, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Henrietta, born 1880 in Chorlton cum Hardy, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William N's Servant, Ann Knight, born in 1861 in Horncastle, Lancashire, England.


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William N Acton's household

Male

William N

Acton

Head
Female

Mary Emma

Acton

Wife
Female

Henrietta

Acton

Daughter
Female

Ann

Knight

Servant
First name(s) William N
Last name Acton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William N

Acton

Head

Married

37

1844

Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England

Mary Emma

Acton

Wife

Married

32

1849

Salford, Lancashire, England

Henrietta

Acton

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Chorlton cum Hardy, Lancashire, England

Ann

Knight

Servant

Single

20

1861

Horncastle, Lancashire, England

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