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Household of Simon Fenton (born 1842, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, Durham, 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.

Simon Fenton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Simon Fenton, born in 1842 in Gateshead, Durham, consisted of 7 members. Simon was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; George (born 1862 in Gateshead, Durham, England), William (born 1865 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Isabella (born 1865 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Eleanor (born 1869 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Robert (born 1871 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Simon's Sister In Law, Annie Innes, born in 1854 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England.


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Simon Fenton's household

Male

Simon

Fenton

Head
Male

George

Fenton

Son
Male

William

Fenton

Son
Female

Isabella

Fenton

Daughter
Female

Eleanor

Fenton

Daughter
Male

Robert

Fenton

Son
Female

Annie

Innes

Sister In Law
First name(s) Simon
Last name Fenton
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Gateshead, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Simon

Fenton

Head

Widower

39

1842

Gateshead, Durham, England

George

Fenton

Son

Single

19

1862

Gateshead, Durham, England

William

Fenton

Son

Single

16

1865

Gateshead, Durham, England

Isabella

Fenton

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Gateshead, Durham, England

Eleanor

Fenton

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Gateshead, Durham, England

Robert

Fenton

Son

Single

10

1871

Gateshead, Durham, England

Annie

Innes

Sister In Law

-

27

1854

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

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