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Household of Alexander Swan (born 1837, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, Lanarkshire, 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.

Alexander Swan and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Swan, born in 1837 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Agnes Swan, born in 1845 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Alexander (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Matthew M (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Peter M (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet F (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William C (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John T M (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Swan's household

Male

Alexander

Swan

Head
Female

Agnes

Swan

Wife
Male

Alexander

Swan Jr

Son
Male

Matthew M

Swan

Son
Male

Peter M

Swan

Son
Female

Janet F

Swan

Daughter
Male

William C

Swan

Son
Male

John T M

Swan

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Swan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Swan

Head

Married

44

1837

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Swan

Wife

Married

36

1845

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Swan Jr

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Matthew M

Swan

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter M

Swan

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet F

Swan

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William C

Swan

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John T M

Swan

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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