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Household of William Fenton (born 1837)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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.

William Fenton and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Fenton, born in 1837 in , consisted of 13 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Fenton, born in 1843 in Hull, Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; Edith M (born 1864 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), William P (born 1867 in Islington, Middlesex, England), John M (born 1870 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Mary A (born 1873 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Charles T (born 1875 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Victor G (born 1877 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Florence B (born 1878 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Bertrod S (born 1881 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Father In Law, Puis (born 1810 in Germany), William's Mother In Law, Mary (born 1821 in Germany) and William's Servant, Nancy (born 1864 in Ireland).


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William Fenton's household

Male

William

Fenton

Head
Female

Mary

Fenton

Wife
Female

Edith M

Fenton

Daughter
Male

William P

Fenton

Son
Male

John M

Fenton

Son
Female

Mary A

Fenton

Daughter
Male

Charles T

Fenton

Son
Male

Victor G

Fenton

Son
Female

Florence B

Fenton

Daughter
Male

Bertrod S

Fenton

Son
Male

Puis

Drescher

Father In Law
Female

Mary

Drescher

Mother In Law
Female

Nancy

Byrne

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Fenton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Ireland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Fenton

Head

Married

44

1837

Ireland

Mary

Fenton

Wife

Married

38

1843

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Edith M

Fenton

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Hull, Yorkshire, England

William P

Fenton

Son

Single

14

1867

Islington, Middlesex, England

John M

Fenton

Son

Single

11

1870

Islington, Middlesex, England

Mary A

Fenton

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Islington, Middlesex, England

Charles T

Fenton

Son

Single

6

1875

Islington, Middlesex, England

Victor G

Fenton

Son

Single

4

1877

Islington, Middlesex, England

Florence B

Fenton

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Islington, Middlesex, England

Bertrod S

Fenton

Son

Single

0

1881

Islington, Middlesex, England

Puis

Drescher

Father In Law

Married

71

1810

Germany

Mary

Drescher

Mother In Law

Married

60

1821

Germany

Nancy

Byrne

Servant

Single

17

1864

Ireland

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