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Household of Thomas Fenton (born 1817, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stafford, Staffordshire, 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.

Thomas Fenton and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Fenton, born in 1817 in Weston, Staffordshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Fenton, born in 1822 in Middlewich, Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1852 in Tixall, Staffordshire, England) and Joseph (born 1857 in Tixall, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger, Augustine J (born 1864 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Servant, Harriet (born 1866 in Stowe, Staffordshire, England).


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Thomas Fenton's household

Male

Thomas

Fenton

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Fenton

Wife
Male

Thomas

Fenton

Son
Male

Joseph

Fenton

Son
Male

Augustine J

Dowling

Lodger
Female

Harriet

Bailey

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Fenton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Weston, Staffordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Fenton

Head

Married

64

1817

Weston, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Fenton

Wife

Married

59

1822

Middlewich, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Fenton

Son

Single

29

1852

Tixall, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Fenton

Son

Single

24

1857

Tixall, Staffordshire, England

Augustine J

Dowling

Lodger

Single

17

1864

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Bailey

Servant

Single

15

1866

Stowe, Staffordshire, England

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