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Household of James Fenton (born 1855, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, 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 Fenton and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Fenton, born in 1855 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Hannah Fenton, born in 1855 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England. They had 2 children; Ada (born 1878 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England) and James (born 1879 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, William (born 1819 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England) and James's Boarder, Phoebe (born 1834 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England).


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James Fenton's household

Male

James

Fenton

Head
Female

Hannah

Fenton

Wife
Female

Ada

Fenton

Daughter
Male

James

Fenton

Son
Male

William

Jones

Boarder
Female

Phoebe

Jones

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Fenton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Fenton

Head

Married

26

1855

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Hannah

Fenton

Wife

Married

26

1855

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Ada

Fenton

Daughter

Single

3

1878

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

James

Fenton

Son

Single

2

1879

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

William

Jones

Boarder

Married

62

1819

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Phoebe

Jones

Boarder

Married

47

1834

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

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