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Household of Alexander Swan (born 1831, Argyllshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Swan, born in 1831 in Oban, Argyllshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Abigail Swan, born in 1836 in Ireland. They had 2 children; William (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Step Son, James (born 1856 in Ireland), Alexander's Step Daughter, Sarah (born 1860 in Ireland), Alexander's Step Son, John (born 1862 in Ireland), Alexander's Step Daughter, Annie (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Step Daughter, Isabella (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Swan's household
Alexander
Swan
Head
Abigail
Swan
Wife
James
Thomson
Step Son
Sarah
Thomson
Step Daughter
John
Thomson
Step Son
Annie
Thomson
Step Daughter
Isabella
Thomson
Step Daughter
William
Swan
Son
Alexander
Swan
Son
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Swan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 50 |
| Birth year | 1831 |
| Birth place | Oban, Argyllshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Swan | Head | Married | 50 | 1831 | Oban, Argyllshire, Scotland | |
Abigail | Swan | Wife | Married | 45 | 1836 | Ireland | |
James | Thomson | Step Son | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Ireland | |
Sarah | Thomson | Step Daughter | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Ireland | |
John | Thomson | Step Son | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Ireland | |
Annie | Thomson | Step Daughter | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Thomson | Step Daughter | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | Swan | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Swan | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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