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Household of Alexander Fenton (born 1841, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

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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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Fenton, born in 1841 in Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Fenton, born in 1845 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Ann (born 1870 in Perthshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1872 in Perthshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1877 in Perthshire, Scotland) and John (born 1879 in Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, William Langland, born in 1859 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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Alexander Fenton's household

Male

Alexander

Fenton

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Fenton

Wife
Female

Ann

Fenton

Daughter
Female

Mary

Fenton

Daughter
Female

Helen

Fenton

Daughter
Male

John

Fenton

Son
Male

William

Langland

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Fenton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Fenton

Head

Married

40

1841

Perthshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Fenton

Wife

Married

36

1845

Perthshire, Scotland

Ann

Fenton

Daughter

-

11

1870

Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

Fenton

Daughter

-

9

1872

Perthshire, Scotland

Helen

Fenton

Daughter

-

4

1877

Perthshire, Scotland

John

Fenton

Son

-

2

1879

Perthshire, Scotland

William

Langland

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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