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Household of William Fenton (born 1834, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Fenton, born in 1834 in Thorne, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; William (born 1858 in Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1863 in Derbyshire, England), Emma G (born 1869 in Yorkshire, England), Lewisa (born 1872 in Yorkshire, England), Albert (born 1874 in Yorkshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1877 in Yorkshire, England).


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William Fenton's household

Male

William

Fenton

Head
Male

William

Fenton

Son
Female

Mary

Fenton

Daughter
Female

Emma G

Fenton

Daughter
Female

Lewisa

Fenton

Daughter
Male

Albert

Fenton

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Fenton

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Fenton
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Thorne, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Fenton

Head

Widower

47

1834

Thorne, Yorkshire, England

William

Fenton

Son

Widower

23

1858

Yorkshire, England

Mary

Fenton

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Derbyshire, England

Emma G

Fenton

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Yorkshire, England

Lewisa

Fenton

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Yorkshire, England

Albert

Fenton

Son

Single

7

1874

Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Fenton

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Yorkshire, England

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