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Household of Benjamin Fenton (born 1831, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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.

Benjamin Fenton and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Fenton, born in 1831 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Alice Fenton, born in 1840 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; John (born 1865 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Jane Ann (born 1868 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Harriet (born 1869 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1873 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Benjamin (born 1875 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1878 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and David (born 1881 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Lodger, Alice Chadburn, born in 1844 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.


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Benjamin Fenton's household

Male

Benjamin

Fenton

Head
Female

Alice

Fenton

Wife
Male

John

Fenton

Son
Female

Jane Ann

Fenton

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Fenton

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Fenton

Son
Male

Benjamin

Fenton

Son
Male

Robert

Fenton

Son
Male

David

Fenton

Son
Female

Alice

Chadburn

Lodger
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Fenton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Fenton

Head

Married

50

1831

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alice

Fenton

Wife

Married

41

1840

Preston, Lancashire, England

John

Fenton

Son

Single

16

1865

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Jane Ann

Fenton

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Fenton

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Fenton

Son

Single

8

1873

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Benjamin

Fenton

Son

Single

6

1875

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Robert

Fenton

Son

Single

3

1878

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

David

Fenton

Son

Single

0

1881

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Alice

Chadburn

Lodger

Married

37

1844

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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