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Household of William Fenton (born 1832, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheppey, Kent, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Fenton, born in 1832 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Fenton, born in 1832 in Salford, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Margaret (born 1860 in Sheerness, Kent, England), Sarah (born 1864 in Sheerness, Kent, England), Mary (born 1865 in Sheerness, Kent, England), Thomas (born 1867 in Sheerness, Kent, England), Alfred (born 1870 in Sheerness, Kent, England), Ann (born 1872 in Sheerness, Kent, England) and Henry (born 1873 in Sheerness, Kent, England).


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William Fenton's household

Male

William

Fenton

Head
Female

Ann

Fenton

Wife
Female

Margaret

Fenton

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Fenton

Daughter
Female

Mary

Fenton

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Fenton

Son
Male

Alfred

Fenton

Son
Female

Ann

Fenton

Daughter
Male

Henry

Fenton

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Fenton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Fenton

Head

Married

49

1832

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ann

Fenton

Wife

Married

49

1832

Salford, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Fenton

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Sheerness, Kent, England

Sarah

Fenton

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Sheerness, Kent, England

Mary

Fenton

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Sheerness, Kent, England

Thomas

Fenton

Son

Single

14

1867

Sheerness, Kent, England

Alfred

Fenton

Son

Single

11

1870

Sheerness, Kent, England

Ann

Fenton

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sheerness, Kent, England

Henry

Fenton

Son

Single

8

1873

Sheerness, Kent, England

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