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Household of Catherine Fenton (born 1848, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, 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.

Catherine Fenton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Catherine Fenton, born in 1848 in Caithness, consisted of 8 members. Catherine was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Catherine (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Frederick W (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Agnes (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Annie (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Catherine's Boarder, James (born 1859 in Caithness, Scotland), Catherine's Boarder, Robert (born 1858 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Catherine's Boarder, John (born 1848 in Invernessshire, Scotland).


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Catherine Fenton's household

Female

Catherine

Fenton

Head
Female

Catherine

Fenton

Daughter
Male

Frederick W

Fenton

Son
Female

Agnes

Fenton

Daughter
Female

Annie

Fenton

Daughter
Male

James

Sutherland

Boarder
Male

Robert

Ross

Boarder
Male

John

McPherson

Boarder
First name(s) Catherine
Last name Fenton
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Caithness, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Catherine

Fenton

Head

Widow

33

1848

Caithness, Scotland

Catherine

Fenton

Daughter

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Frederick W

Fenton

Son

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Fenton

Daughter

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Annie

Fenton

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Sutherland

Boarder

-

22

1859

Caithness, Scotland

Robert

Ross

Boarder

-

23

1858

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

McPherson

Boarder

Unmarried

33

1848

Invernessshire, Scotland

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