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Household of Barbra Swanson (born 1814, 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.
Barbra Swanson and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Barbra Swanson, born in 1814 in Olrig, Caithness, consisted of 8 members. Barbra was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Annie (born 1850 in Olrig, Caithness, Scotland), James (born 1855 in Olrig, Caithness, Scotland), John (born 1857 in Olrig, Caithness, Scotland) and Peter (born 1859 in Olrig, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Barbra's Servant, John (born 1862 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland), Barbra's Servant, Catherine (born 1856 in Farr, Sutherland, Scotland) and Barbra's Brother-In-Law, Alexander (born 1838 in Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland).
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Barbra Swanson's household
Barbra
Swanson
Head
Annie
Swanson
Daughter
James
Swanson
Son
John
Swanson
Son
Peter
Swanson
Son
John
Morrison
Servant
Catherine
McKay
Servant
Alexander
Swanson
Brother-In-Law
| First name(s) | Barbra |
| Last name | Swanson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widow |
| Age | 67 |
| Birth year | 1814 |
| Birth place | Olrig, Caithness, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Barbra | Swanson | Head | Widow | 67 | 1814 | Olrig, Caithness, Scotland | |
Annie | Swanson | Daughter | Unmarried | 31 | 1850 | Olrig, Caithness, Scotland | |
James | Swanson | Son | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Olrig, Caithness, Scotland | |
John | Swanson | Son | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Olrig, Caithness, Scotland | |
Peter | Swanson | Son | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Olrig, Caithness, Scotland | |
John | Morrison | Servant | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland | |
Catherine | McKay | Servant | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Farr, Sutherland, Scotland | |
Alexander | Swanson | Brother-In-Law | Unmarried | 43 | 1838 | Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland |
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