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Household of Alex McSwan (born 1847, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, 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.

Alex McSwan and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex McSwan, born in 1847 in Inverness, Invernessshire, consisted of 6 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Catheran McSwan, born in 1851 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1875 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1877 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Neil (born 1879 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Allan (born 1881 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Alex McSwan's household

Male

Alex

McSwan

Head
Female

Catheran

McSwan

Wife
Male

John

McSwan

Son
Female

Marion

McSwan

Daughter
Male

Neil

McSwan

Son
Male

Allan

McSwan

Son
First name(s) Alex
Last name McSwan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

McSwan

Head

Married

34

1847

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Catheran

McSwan

Wife

Married

30

1851

Invernessshire, Scotland

John

McSwan

Son

-

6

1875

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Marion

McSwan

Daughter

-

4

1877

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Neil

McSwan

Son

-

2

1879

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Allan

McSwan

Son

-

0

1881

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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