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Household of Joseph Fenton (born 1852, Lancashire)

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.

Joseph Fenton and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Fenton, born in 1852 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Catherine Fenton, born in 1854 in Chorley, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Margaret Alice (born 1872 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Susannah (born 1874 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Nancy (born 1878 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, John Hilton, born in 1860 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.


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Joseph Fenton's household

Male

Joseph

Fenton

Head
Female

Catherine

Fenton

Wife
Female

Margaret Alice

Fenton

Daughter
Female

Susannah

Fenton

Daughter
Male

John

Hilton

Boarder
Female

Nancy

Fenton

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Fenton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Fenton

Head

Married

29

1852

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Fenton

Wife

Married

27

1854

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Margaret Alice

Fenton

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Susannah

Fenton

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bolton, Lancashire, England

John

Hilton

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Fenton

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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