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Household of Alexander Fenwick (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Fenwick and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Fenwick, born in 1842 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Eliza Fenwick, born in 1842 in Withernwick, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Stephen (born 1869 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Arthur W (born 1871 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Alfred (born 1873 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Walter (born 1875 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Ada (born 1877 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Ethel (born 1879 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Wifes Sister, Sarah Kay, born in 1854 in Withernwick, Yorkshire, England.


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Alexander Fenwick's household

Male

Alexander

Fenwick

Head
Female

Eliza

Fenwick

Wife
Male

Stephen

Fenwick

Son
Male

Arthur W

Fenwick

Son
Male

Alfred

Fenwick

Son
Male

Walter

Fenwick

Son
Female

Ada

Fenwick

Daughter
Female

Ethel

Fenwick

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Kay

Wifes Sister
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Fenwick
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Fenwick

Head

Married

39

1842

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Fenwick

Wife

Married

39

1842

Withernwick, Yorkshire, England

Stephen

Fenwick

Son

Single

12

1869

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Arthur W

Fenwick

Son

Single

10

1871

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Fenwick

Son

Single

8

1873

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Fenwick

Son

Single

6

1875

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Fenwick

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Ethel

Fenwick

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Kay

Wifes Sister

Single

27

1854

Withernwick, Yorkshire, England

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