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Household of William Fenton (born 1842, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forgan, Fife, Scotland

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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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Fenton, born in 1842 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Helen Fenton, born in 1846 in Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; Isabella (born 1866 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1868 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Helen (born 1869 in Newport, Fife, Scotland), Maggie (born 1870 in Newport, Fife, Scotland), William (born 1872 in Newport, Fife, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Newport, Fife, Scotland), Jane (born 1878 in Newport, Fife, Scotland), Robert (born 1880 in Newport, Fife, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1881 in Newport, Fife, Scotland).


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William Fenton's household

Male

William

Fenton

Head
Female

Helen

Fenton

Wife
Female

Isabella

Fenton

Daughter
Male

John

Fenton

Son
Female

Helen

Fenton

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Fenton

Daughter
Male

William

Fenton

Son
Male

James

Fenton

Son
Female

Jane

Fenton

Daughter
Male

Robert

Fenton

Son
Female

Agnes

Fenton

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Fenton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Fenton

Head

Married

39

1842

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen

Fenton

Wife

Married

35

1846

Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland

Isabella

Fenton

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Fenton

Son

-

13

1868

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen

Fenton

Daughter

-

12

1869

Newport, Fife, Scotland

Maggie

Fenton

Daughter

-

11

1870

Newport, Fife, Scotland

William

Fenton

Son

-

9

1872

Newport, Fife, Scotland

James

Fenton

Son

-

6

1875

Newport, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Fenton

Daughter

-

3

1878

Newport, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Fenton

Son

-

1

1880

Newport, Fife, Scotland

Agnes

Fenton

Daughter

-

0

1881

Newport, Fife, Scotland

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