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Household of David Fenton (born 1821, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackford, 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.

David Fenton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Fenton, born in 1821 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. David was the head of the household, married to Jessie Fenton, born in 1832 in Canada. They had 1 child; Jessie, born 1870 in Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were David's Boarder, Robert (born 1844 in Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland), David's Servant, William (born 1865 in Monimail, Fife, Scotland), David's Servant, Daniel (born 1864 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and David's Servant, Marion (born 1845 in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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David Fenton's household

Male

David

Fenton

Head
Female

Jessie

Fenton

Wife
Female

Jessie

Fenton

Daughter
Male

Robert

Turnbull

Boarder
Male

William

Gray

Servant
Male

Daniel

Dalgliesh

Servant
Female

Marion

Black

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Fenton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Fenton

Head

Married

60

1821

Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

Jessie

Fenton

Wife

Married

49

1832

Canada

Jessie

Fenton

Daughter

-

11

1870

Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland

Robert

Turnbull

Boarder

Unmarried

37

1844

Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland

William

Gray

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Monimail, Fife, Scotland

Daniel

Dalgliesh

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Marion

Black

Servant

Unmarried

36

1845

Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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