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Household of Alexander Swan (born 1839, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, 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 1839 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Swan, born in 1837 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Mary H (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Eliza Jane (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander N (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Swan's household

Male

Alexander

Swan

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Swan

Wife
Female

Mary H

Swan

Daughter
Female

Eliza Jane

Swan

Daughter
Male

John

Swan

Son
Male

Archibald

Swan

Son
Male

William

Swan

Son
Male

Alexander N

Swan

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Swan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
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

42

1839

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Swan

Wife

Married

44

1837

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary H

Swan

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza Jane

Swan

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Swan

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Swan

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Swan

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander N

Swan

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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