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Household of Abel Fenton (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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.

Abel Fenton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abel Fenton, born in 1836 in Rochdale, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Abel was the head of the household, married to Esther Fenton, born in 1841 in Bury, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Mary E (born 1866 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Edward (born 1870 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and Jane (born 1878 in Bury, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Abel's Boarder, William (born 1839 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Abel's Boarder, William (born 1872 in Fleetwood, Lancashire, England) and Abel's Boarder, Bertie (born 1877 in Fleetwood, Lancashire, England).


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Abel Fenton's household

Male

Abel

Fenton

Head
Female

Esther

Fenton

Wife
Female

Mary E

Fenton

Daughter
Male

Edward

Fenton

Son
Female

Jane

Fenton

Daughter
Male

William

Whitehead

Boarder
Male

William

Whitehead

Boarder
Male

Bertie

Whitehead

Boarder
First name(s) Abel
Last name Fenton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abel

Fenton

Head

Married

45

1836

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Esther

Fenton

Wife

Married

40

1841

Bury, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Fenton

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Edward

Fenton

Son

Single

11

1870

Bury, Lancashire, England

Jane

Fenton

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bury, Lancashire, England

William

Whitehead

Boarder

Widower

42

1839

Bury, Lancashire, England

William

Whitehead

Boarder

Single

9

1872

Fleetwood, Lancashire, England

Bertie

Whitehead

Boarder

Single

4

1877

Fleetwood, Lancashire, England

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