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Household of Jessie Fenton (born 1840, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Glenisla, 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.

Jessie Fenton and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jessie Fenton, born in 1840 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. Jessie was the head of the household, married to Elspet Fenton, born in 1869 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Elspet (born 1869 in Perthshire, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Perthshire, Scotland), George (born 1874 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Martha (born 1876 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jannet (born 1878 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Mary (born 1881 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Jessie's Visitor, Martha (born 1827 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Jessie's Visitor, Maggie A (born 1878 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Jessie Fenton's household

Female

Jessie

Fenton

Head
Female

Elspet

Fenton

Daughter
Male

James

Fenton

Son
Male

George

Fenton

Son
Female

Martha

Fenton

Daughter
Female

Jannet

Fenton

Daughter
Female

Mary

Fenton

Daughter
Female

Martha

Coutts

Visitor
Female

Maggie A

Henderson

Visitor
First name(s) Jessie
Last name Fenton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jessie

Fenton

Head

Married

41

1840

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elspet

Fenton

Daughter

-

12

1869

Perthshire, Scotland

James

Fenton

Son

-

9

1872

Perthshire, Scotland

George

Fenton

Son

-

7

1874

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Martha

Fenton

Daughter

-

5

1876

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jannet

Fenton

Daughter

-

3

1878

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Fenton

Daughter

-

0

1881

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Martha

Coutts

Visitor

Widow

54

1827

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Maggie A

Henderson

Visitor

-

3

1878

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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