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Household of Andrew Swanson (born 1840, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thurso, Caithness, 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.

Andrew Swanson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Andrew Swanson, born in 1840 in Halkirk, Caithness, consisted of 10 members. Andrew was the head of the household, married to Jessie Swanson, born in 1845 in Tongue, Sutherland, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1870 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Donald (born 1872 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), David (born 1874 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Jessie (born 1878 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland) and Christina (born 1880 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Andrew's Brother-In-Law, William (born 1859 in Tongue, Sutherland, Scotland) and Andrew's Sister-In-Law, Jessie (born 1861 in Tongue, Sutherland, Scotland).


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Andrew Swanson's household

Male

Andrew

Swanson

Head
Female

Jessie

Swanson

Wife
Male

James

Swanson

Son
Male

Donald

Swanson

Son
Male

David

Swanson

Son
Male

John

Swanson

Son
Female

Jessie

Swanson

Daughter
Female

Christina

Swanson

Daughter
Male

William

Sutherland

Brother-In-Law
Female

Jessie

Sutherland

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) Andrew
Last name Swanson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Andrew

Swanson

Head

Married

41

1840

Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Jessie

Swanson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Tongue, Sutherland, Scotland

James

Swanson

Son

-

11

1870

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Donald

Swanson

Son

-

9

1872

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

David

Swanson

Son

-

7

1874

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

John

Swanson

Son

-

5

1876

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Jessie

Swanson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Christina

Swanson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

William

Sutherland

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

22

1859

Tongue, Sutherland, Scotland

Jessie

Sutherland

Sister-In-Law

-

20

1861

Tongue, Sutherland, Scotland

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