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Household of James Fenton (born 1838, Forfarshire (Angus))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Fenton, born in 1838 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Fenton, born in 1846 in Errol, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Margaret H (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Isabella R (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James L (born 1875 in Portobello), David P (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and John C (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Margaret (born 1859 in Orkney, Scotland) and James's Servant, Jane (born 1864 in Orkney, Scotland).
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James Fenton's household
James
Fenton
Head
Elizabeth
Fenton
Wife
Margaret H
Fenton
Daughter
Isabella R
Fenton
Daughter
James L
Fenton
Son
David P
Fenton
Son
Elizabeth
Fenton
Daughter
John C
Fenton
Son
Margaret
Duncan
Servant
Jane
Duncan
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Fenton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Fenton | Head | Married | 43 | 1838 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Fenton | Wife | Married | 35 | 1846 | Errol, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Margaret H | Fenton | Daughter | - | 16 | 1865 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Isabella R | Fenton | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
James L | Fenton | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Portobello | |
David P | Fenton | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Fenton | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
John C | Fenton | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret | Duncan | Servant | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Jane | Duncan | Servant | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Orkney, Scotland |
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