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Household of Thomas Fenton (born 1845, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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.

Thomas Fenton and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Fenton, born in 1845 in Beswick, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Fenton, born in 1852 in Cambridgeshire, England. They had 4 children; Ada G (born 1871 in Cambridgeshire, England), Thomas (born 1873 in Cambridgeshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Atherton, Lancashire, England) and Sarah (born 1881 in Atherton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Sarah A (born 1847 in Tredegar, Monmouthshire, Wales), Thomas's Boarder, Ernest (born 1873 in Pontypridd, Monmouthshire, Wales), Thomas's Boarder, Lillian (born 1876 in Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Thomas's Boarder, Alexander (born 1881 in Atherton, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Fenton's household

Male

Thomas

Fenton

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Fenton

Wife
Female

Ada G

Fenton

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Fenton

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Fenton

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Fenton

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Beszant

Boarder
Male

Ernest

Beszant

Boarder
Female

Lillian

Beszant

Boarder
Male

Alexander

Beszant

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Fenton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Beswick, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Fenton

Head

Married

36

1845

Beswick, Cambridgeshire, England

Sarah Ann

Fenton

Wife

Married

29

1852

Cambridgeshire, England

Ada G

Fenton

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Cambridgeshire, England

Thomas

Fenton

Son

Single

8

1873

Cambridgeshire, England

Elizabeth

Fenton

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Fenton

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Beszant

Boarder

Married

34

1847

Tredegar, Monmouthshire, Wales

Ernest

Beszant

Boarder

Single

8

1873

Pontypridd, Monmouthshire, Wales

Lillian

Beszant

Boarder

Single

5

1876

Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales

Alexander

Beszant

Boarder

Single

0

1881

Atherton, Lancashire, England

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