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Household of Adam Swinton (born 1844, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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.

Adam Swinton and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam Swinton, born in 1844 in Spott, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 4 members. Adam was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Swinton, born in 1863 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Adam's Mother, Margaret (born 1803 in Gordon, Berwickshire, Scotland) and Adam's Boarder, Alexander (born 1850 in Bower, Caithness, Scotland).


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Adam Swinton's household

Male

Adam

Swinton

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Swinton

Wife
Female

Margaret

Swinton

Mother
Male

Alexander

Dunnett

Boarder
First name(s) Adam
Last name Swinton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Spott, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Adam

Swinton

Head

Married

37

1844

Spott, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Swinton

Wife

Married

18

1863

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Swinton

Mother

Widow

78

1803

Gordon, Berwickshire, Scotland

Alexander

Dunnett

Boarder

Unmarried

31

1850

Bower, Caithness, Scotland

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