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Household of James Fenny (born 1822, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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.

James Fenny and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Fenny, born in 1822 in Sutton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Fenny, born in 1825 in Sutton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1859 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), John (born 1862 in Haydock, Lancashire, England), Peter (born 1868 in Staffordshire, England) and Ruth (born 1871 in Prescot, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder Lodger, John Henshaw, born in 1862 in Prescot, Lancashire, England.


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James Fenny's household

Male

James

Fenny

Head
Female

Margaret

Fenny

Wife
Female

Margaret

Fenny

Daughter
Male

John

Fenny

Son
Male

Peter

Fenny

Son
Female

Ruth

Fenny

Daughter
Male

John

Henshaw

Boarder Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Fenny
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Sutton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Fenny

Head

Married

59

1822

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Fenny

Wife

Married

56

1825

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Fenny

Daughter

Single

22

1859

St Helens, Lancashire, England

John

Fenny

Son

Single

19

1862

Haydock, Lancashire, England

Peter

Fenny

Son

Single

13

1868

Staffordshire, England

Ruth

Fenny

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Prescot, Lancashire, England

John

Henshaw

Boarder Lodger

Single

19

1862

Prescot, Lancashire, England

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