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Household of Alexander W Swan (born 1844)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, England

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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 W Swan and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander W Swan, born in 1844 in , consisted of 7 members. Alexander W was the head of the household, married to Esther Swan, born in 1838 in Brompton, Cumberland, England. They had 2 children; Alexander W (born 1872 in Brompton, Cumberland, England) and Mary Jane (born 1878 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander W's Step Son, James G (born 1864 in Brompton, Cumberland, England), Alexander W's Step Daughter, Esther Ann (born 1863 in Brompton, Cumberland, England) and Alexander W's Boarder, Arthur (born 1861 in City of London, Middlesex, England).


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Alexander W Swan's household

Male

Alexander W

Swan

Head
Female

Esther

Swan

Wife
Male

James G

Armstrong (Swan)

Step Son
Female

Esther Ann

Armstrong (Swan)

Step Daughter
Male

Alexander W

Swan

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Swan

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Rimmer

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander W
Last name Swan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander W

Swan

Head

Married

37

1844

Scotland

Esther

Swan

Wife

Married

43

1838

Brompton, Cumberland, England

James G

Armstrong (Swan)

Step Son

Single

17

1864

Brompton, Cumberland, England

Esther Ann

Armstrong (Swan)

Step Daughter

Single

18

1863

Brompton, Cumberland, England

Alexander W

Swan

Son

Single

9

1872

Brompton, Cumberland, England

Mary Jane

Swan

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Arthur

Rimmer

Boarder

Single

20

1861

City of London, Middlesex, England

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