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Household of Benjamin Swales (born 1845, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Darlington, Durham, 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 Swales and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Swales, born in 1845 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 9 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Margaret Swales, born in 1851 in Heighington, Durham, England. They had 5 children; Isabel (born 1873 in Darlington, Durham, England), Benjamin (born 1874 in Darlington, Durham, England), George M (born 1876 in Darlington, Durham, England), Abraham S (born 1878 in Darlington, Durham, England) and Margaret J (born 1880 in Darlington, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Boarder, Robert (born 1860 in Croft, Yorkshire, England) and Benjamin's Servant, Annie (born 1866 in Broughton, Yorkshire, England).


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Benjamin Swales's household

Male

Benjamin

Swales

Head
Female

Margaret

Swales

Wife
Female

Isabel

Swales

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Swales

Son
Male

George M

Swales

Son
Male

Abraham S

Swales

Son
Female

Margaret J

Swales

Daughter
Male

Robert

Raine

Boarder
Female

Annie

Reed

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Swales
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Swales

Head

Married

36

1845

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Margaret

Swales

Wife

Married

30

1851

Heighington, Durham, England

Isabel

Swales

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Darlington, Durham, England

Benjamin

Swales

Son

Single

7

1874

Darlington, Durham, England

George M

Swales

Son

Single

5

1876

Darlington, Durham, England

Abraham S

Swales

Son

Single

3

1878

Darlington, Durham, England

Margaret J

Swales

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Darlington, Durham, England

Robert

Raine

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Croft, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Reed

Servant

Single

15

1866

Broughton, Yorkshire, England

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