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Household of James Fenton (born 1853, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

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 1853 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Isabella Fenton, born in 1851 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1879 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1880 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Peter D (born 1881 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Step Daughter, Mary Duncan, born in 1874 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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James Fenton's household

Male

James

Fenton

Head
Female

Isabella

Fenton

Wife
Female

Mary

Duncan

Step Daughter
Male

John

Fenton

Son
Male

James

Fenton

Son
Male

Peter D

Fenton

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Fenton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Fenton

Head

Married

28

1853

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Fenton

Wife

Married

30

1851

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Duncan

Step Daughter

-

7

1874

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Fenton

Son

-

2

1879

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Fenton

Son

-

1

1880

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Peter D

Fenton

Son

-

0

1881

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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