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Household of William Fenton (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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.

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 1836 in Salford, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Amelia Fenton, born in 1840 in Salford, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Jane (born 1863 in Salford, Lancashire, England), James (born 1869 in Salford, Lancashire, England), William (born 1871 in Salford, Lancashire, England), George (born 1873 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and Arthur (born 1878 in Salford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Elizabeth Jones, born in 1856 in Salford, Lancashire, England.


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William Fenton's household

Male

William

Fenton

Head
Female

Amelia

Fenton

Wife
Female

Jane

Fenton

Daughter
Male

James

Fenton

Son
Male

William

Fenton

Son
Male

George

Fenton

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Fenton

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Fenton

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Jones

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Fenton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Salford, 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

45

1836

Salford, Lancashire, England

Amelia

Fenton

Wife

Married

41

1840

Salford, Lancashire, England

Jane

Fenton

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Salford, Lancashire, England

James

Fenton

Son

Single

12

1869

Salford, Lancashire, England

William

Fenton

Son

Single

10

1871

Salford, Lancashire, England

George

Fenton

Son

Single

8

1873

Salford, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Fenton

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Salford, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Fenton

Son

Single

3

1878

Salford, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Jones

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Salford, Lancashire, England

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