In the 1881 census 9 Rowland Street, Brightside Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire
Head Thomas Fearnley, age 30, metal caster, born Sheffield, Yorkshire.
Wife Alice Fearnley, age 22, born Bolton, Lancashire.
Son Harry Fearnley, age 6, scholar, born Sheffield
Son John Thomas Fearnley, age 3, born Sheffield.
Daughter Frances Fearnley, age 1, born Sheffield.
Father Samuel Fearnley, age 69, widower, late teemer? for steel melter’s, born Market Drayton, Shropshire, blind.

In the 1891 census 21 Neepsend Lane, Brightside Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire
Head Head Thomas ? Fearnley, age 40, metal caster, employed, born Manchester, Lancashire.
Wife Alice Fearnley, age 34, born Bolton, Lancashire.
Son Harry W. Fearnley, age 16, metal caster, employed, born Bolton.
Son John T. Fearnley, age 13, metal caster, employed, born Sheffield.
Daughter Frances Fearnley, age 11, scholar, born Sheffield.
Daughter Alice Fearnley, age 9, scholar, born Sheffield.
Son Robert Fearnley, age 7, scholar, born Sheffield.
Son William Fearnley, age 5, scholar, born Sheffield.
Son Jervis Fearnley, age 4 months, born Sheffield.
Lodger Alfred Costello, single, age 37, brush maker, employed, born Bolton, blind 8 years. [brother to the wife]
Visitor Frances Walton, widow, age 62, born Manchester. [mother of wife]
Visitor Beatrice Woods, single, age 15, born Manchester.
Visitor Harry Woods, age 11, scholar, born Manchester.
Visitor Edith Woods, age 9, scholar, born Sheffield.