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Household of John Fenton (born 1835, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrews & St Leonards, Fife, 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.

John Fenton and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Fenton, born in 1835 in St Andrews, Fife, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Fenton, born in 1837 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; Christina (born 1862 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), Betsy (born 1865 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland) and Eliza (born 1874 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Agnes Taylor, born in 1861 in Kilrenny, Fife, Scotland.


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John Fenton's household

Male

John

Fenton

Head
Female

Mary

Fenton

Wife
Female

Christina

Fenton

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Fenton

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Fenton

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Taylor

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Fenton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Fenton

Head

Married

46

1835

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Fenton

Wife

Married

44

1837

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Christina

Fenton

Daughter

-

19

1862

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Betsy

Fenton

Daughter

-

16

1865

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Eliza

Fenton

Daughter

-

7

1874

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Agnes

Taylor

Visitor

Unmarried

20

1861

Kilrenny, Fife, Scotland

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