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Household of John Fenton (born 1831, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Fenton, born in 1831 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Alice Fenton, born in 1841 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; James (born 1855 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Isabella (born 1858 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1861 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), William H (born 1863 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Walter (born 1866 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Josiah (born 1871 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth A (born 1874 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Frederick (born 1878 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Aunt, Betty Catterall, born in 1821 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.


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John Fenton's household

Male

John

Fenton

Head
Female

Alice

Fenton

Wife
Male

James

Fenton

Son
Female

Isabella

Fenton

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Fenton

Daughter
Male

William H

Fenton

Son
Male

Walter

Fenton

Son
Male

Josiah

Fenton

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Fenton

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Fenton

Son
Female

Betty

Catterall

Aunt
First name(s) John
Last name Fenton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Fenton

Head

Married

50

1831

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Alice

Fenton

Wife

Married

40

1841

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

James

Fenton

Son

Single

26

1855

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Fenton

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Fenton

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

William H

Fenton

Son

Single

18

1863

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Walter

Fenton

Son

Single

15

1866

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Josiah

Fenton

Son

Single

10

1871

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Fenton

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Frederick

Fenton

Son

Single

3

1878

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Betty

Catterall

Aunt

-

60

1821

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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