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Household of James Fenton (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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 Fenton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Fenton, born in 1843 in Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Emetia Fenton, born in 1866 in Hopwood, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Emetia (born 1866 in Hopwood, Lancashire, England), Earnest (born 1869 in Hopwood, Lancashire, England), Amise (born 1872 in Hopwood, Lancashire, England), Frank (born 1875 in Hopwood, Lancashire, England) and Edith (born 1877 in Hopwood, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Visitor, Elizabeth Greenhalgh, born in 1866 in -.


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James Fenton's household

Male

James

Fenton

Head
Female

Emetia

Fenton

Daughter
Male

Earnest

Fenton

Son
Female

Amise

Fenton

Daughter
Male

Frank

Fenton

Son
Female

Edith

Fenton

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Greenhalgh

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Fenton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Fenton

Head

Married

38

1843

Lancashire, England

Emetia

Fenton

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Hopwood, Lancashire, England

Earnest

Fenton

Son

Single

12

1869

Hopwood, Lancashire, England

Amise

Fenton

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Hopwood, Lancashire, England

Frank

Fenton

Son

Single

6

1875

Hopwood, Lancashire, England

Edith

Fenton

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Hopwood, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Greenhalgh

Visitor

Single

15

1866

-

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