Born in Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Henry Acton
and Mary Emma (Harrison) Acton
Sister of
Florence Gertrude Acton, Catherine Louisa Harrison (Acton) Barrow and Thomas Harrison Acton
Wife of
Robert Jackson McGown
— married
4 Jun 1909 in Bramhall, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
[children unknown]
Died
at age 62
in Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Mar 2020
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Biography
Henrietta was born in 1880 to William Acton and Mary Harrison in Manchester.
In 1909, Henrietta married Robert McGown in Bramhall, Cheshire.
1881 England Census for Chorlton Cum Hardy, Lancashire:
- William N Acton 37 Butcher born Melton Mowbray
- Mary Emma 32 born Salford Lancashire
- Henrietta 1 born Chorlton C Hardy Lancashire
- Ann Knight 20 Domestic Servant born Horncastle Lancashire
1891 England Census for Chorlton Cum Hardy, Lancashire at 55 High Lane:
- Catherine Harrison 61 widow Living on own income born Cheshire Stockport
- granddaughter Catherine Louisa Harrison Acton 21 [indexed as 81] born Lancashire Chorlt c Hardy
- grandson Thomas Harrison Acton 18 Banker's Clerk born Lancashire Chorlt c Hardy
- granddaughter Henrietta Eveline Harrison Acton 11 born Lancashire Chorlt c Hardy
- son-in-law William Henry Acton 47 Butcher Leicestershire Melton Mowbray
- servant Rebecca Knight 32 Domestic Servant born Lincolnshire Horncastle
Sources
- 1880 England Births [1]
- 1881 England Census for children Catherine and Thomas [2]
- 1891 England Census [3]
- 1909 Cheshire Parish Registers for Marriage gives her father as William Henry Acton and his as William John McGown [4]
- 1909 British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices for Marriage gives her father as W H Acton and his as W J McGown [5]
- 1942 England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations [6]
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Henrietta by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Henrietta:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Henrietta by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Henrietta:
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~6.25%
Anthony Mellor
:
23andMe
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~1.56%
~1.56%
Marjorie Mikasen :
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