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Household of John Fenton (born 1825, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 Burnley, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Fenton, born in 1837 in Heywood, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; John N (born 1860 in Heywood, Lancashire, England), Arthur (born 1867 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), Clara J (born 1870 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England), Herbert (born 1872 in Steeple Barton, Oxfordshire, England) and Ernest (born 1881 in -).


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John Fenton's household

Male

John

Fenton

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Fenton

Wife
Male

John N

Fenton

Son
Male

Arthur

Fenton

Son
Female

Clara J

Fenton

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Fenton

Son
Male

Ernest

Fenton

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Fenton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Burnley, Lancashire, 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

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Fenton

Wife

Married

44

1837

Heywood, Lancashire, England

John N

Fenton

Son

Single

21

1860

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Fenton

Son

Single

14

1867

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Clara J

Fenton

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Herbert

Fenton

Son

Single

9

1872

Steeple Barton, Oxfordshire, England

Ernest

Fenton

Son

Single

0

1881

-

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