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Household of George Fenton (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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.

George Fenton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Fenton, born in 1841 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. George was the head of the household, married to Mary A Fenton, born in 1850 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Ellen (born 1870 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1872 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Charlotte (born 1881 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Father In Law, Thomas (born 1822 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and George's Mother In Law, Harriett (born 1819 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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George Fenton's household

Male

George

Fenton

Head
Female

Mary A

Fenton

Wife
Female

Ellen

Fenton

Daughter
Female

Annie

Fenton

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Fenton

Son
Female

Charlotte

Fenton

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Emsley

Father In Law
Female

Harriett

Emsley

Mother In Law
First name(s) George
Last name Fenton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Fenton

Head

Married

40

1841

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Fenton

Wife

Married

31

1850

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Fenton

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Fenton

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Fenton

Son

Single

7

1874

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Charlotte

Fenton

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Emsley

Father In Law

Married

59

1822

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Harriett

Emsley

Mother In Law

Married

62

1819

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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