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Household of Alexander Fenton (born 1834, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fylde, 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.

Alexander Fenton and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Fenton, born in 1834 in Marton, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Fenton, born in 1842 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Catherine (born 1868 in Thornton, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1871 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1880 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Mother In Law, Jenny Ward, born in 1814 in Marton, Lancashire, England.


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Alexander Fenton's household

Male

Alexander

Fenton

Head
Female

Mary

Fenton

Wife
Female

Catherine

Morgan

Daughter
Male

Henry

Morgan

Son
Female

Mary

Fenton

Daughter
Female

Jenny

Ward

Mother In Law
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Fenton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Marton, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Fenton

Head

Married

47

1834

Marton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Fenton

Wife

Married

39

1842

Ireland

Catherine

Morgan

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Thornton, Lancashire, England

Henry

Morgan

Son

Single

10

1871

Kirkham, Lancashire, England

Mary

Fenton

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Blackpool, Lancashire, England

Jenny

Ward

Mother In Law

Widow

67

1814

Marton, Lancashire, England

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