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Household of Betsy Swain (born 1855, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Betsy Swain and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Betsy Swain, born in 1855 in Butterwick, Durham, consisted of 5 members. Betsy was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Kate (born 1874 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Arthur (born 1877 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Lillah (born 1881 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Betsy's Father In Law, John Swain, born in 1815 in Clayton, Yorkshire, England.


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Betsy Swain's household

Female

Betsy

Swain

Head
Female

Kate

Swain

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Swain

Son
Female

Lillah

Swain

Daughter
Male

John

Swain

Father In Law
First name(s) Betsy
Last name Swain
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Butterwick, Durham, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Betsy

Swain

Head

Widow

26

1855

Butterwick, Durham, England

Kate

Swain

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Swain

Son

Single

4

1877

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Lillah

Swain

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

John

Swain

Father In Law

Widower

66

1815

Clayton, Yorkshire, England

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