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Household of James Fenton (born 1837)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Fenton, born in 1837 in , consisted of 4 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Fenton, born in 1834 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Mary, born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Margaret Ramsay, born in 1868 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Fenton's household

Male

James

Fenton

Head
Female

Margaret

Fenton

Wife
Female

Mary

Fenton

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Ramsay

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Fenton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Fenton

Head

Married

44

1837

England

Margaret

Fenton

Wife

Married

47

1834

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Fenton

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Ramsay

Servant

Unmarried

13

1868

Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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