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Household of Benjamin Swaines (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Cheshire, 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.

Benjamin Swaines and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Swaines, born in 1845 in Ulverston, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Sarah Swaines, born in 1848 in Harthill, Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; Maggie (born 1867 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Arthur (born 1869 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Walter (born 1871 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Albert (born 1877 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Bertha (born 1879 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and Benjamin (born 1881 in Chester, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Vist, Bertha J Swaines, born in 1862 in Frodsham, Cheshire, England.


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Benjamin Swaines's household

Male

Benjamin

Swaines

Head
Female

Sarah

Swaines

Wife
Female

Maggie

Swaines

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Swaines

Son
Male

Walter

Swaines

Son
Male

Albert

Swaines

Son
Female

Bertha

Swaines

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Swaines

Son
Female

Bertha J

Swaines

Vist
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Swaines
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Swaines

Head

Married

36

1845

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Swaines

Wife

Married

33

1848

Harthill, Cheshire, England

Maggie

Swaines

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Chester, Cheshire, England

Arthur

Swaines

Son

Single

12

1869

Chester, Cheshire, England

Walter

Swaines

Son

Single

10

1871

Chester, Cheshire, England

Albert

Swaines

Son

Single

4

1877

Chester, Cheshire, England

Bertha

Swaines

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Benjamin

Swaines

Son

Single

0

1881

Chester, Cheshire, England

Bertha J

Swaines

Vist

Single

19

1862

Frodsham, Cheshire, England

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