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Household of Joseph Fenton (born 1823, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Logie Buchan, Aberdeenshire, 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.

Joseph Fenton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Fenton, born in 1823 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Margaret Fenton, born in 1828 in Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1867 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1869 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1871 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Grandson, William Gillespie, born in 1876 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Joseph Fenton's household

Male

Joseph

Fenton

Head
Female

Margaret

Fenton

Wife
Male

James

Fenton

Son
Female

Christina

Fenton

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Fenton

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Fenton

Son
Male

William

Gillespie

Grandson
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Fenton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Fenton

Head

Married

58

1823

Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Fenton

Wife

Married

53

1828

Kincardineshire, Scotland

James

Fenton

Son

-

14

1867

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christina

Fenton

Daughter

-

12

1869

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Fenton

Daughter

-

7

1874

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Fenton

Son

-

10

1871

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Gillespie

Grandson

-

5

1876

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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