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Household of John Fenton (born 1825, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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.

John Fenton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Fenton, born in 1825 in Durham, Durham, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Alice Fenton, born in 1834 in Standish, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Martha (born 1865 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), John (born 1868 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1868 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1871 in Hindley, Lancashire, England) and Sarah Eliz (born 1876 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England).


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John Fenton's household

Male

John

Fenton

Head
Female

Alice

Fenton

Wife
Female

Martha

Fenton

Daughter
Male

John

Fenton

Son
Female

Ann

Fenton

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Fenton

Son
Female

Sarah Eliz

Fenton

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Fenton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Durham, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Fenton

Head

Married

56

1825

Durham, Durham, England

Alice

Fenton

Wife

Married

47

1834

Standish, Lancashire, England

Martha

Fenton

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Wigan, Lancashire, England

John

Fenton

Son

Single

13

1868

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Ann

Fenton

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Fenton

Son

Single

10

1871

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Sarah Eliz

Fenton

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

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