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Household of David Swan (born 1830, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, Lanarkshire, 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.

David Swan and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Swan, born in 1830 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 11 members. David was the head of the household, married to May Swan, born in 1838 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; William D (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James Mc N (born 1873 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Richard G (born 1876 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John H (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Servant, Rachel Nicholson, born in 1861 in -.


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David Swan's household

Male

David

Swan

Head
Female

May

Swan

Wife
Male

William D

Swan

Son
Female

Mary

Swan

Daughter
Female

Jane

Swan

Daughter
Male

David

Swan

Son
Female

Jessie

Swan

Daughter
Male

James Mc N

Swan

Son
Male

Richard G

Swan

Son
Male

John H

Swan

Son
Female

Rachel

Nicholson

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Swan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Swan

Head

Married

51

1830

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

May

Swan

Wife

Married

43

1838

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William D

Swan

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Swan

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Swan

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Swan

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Swan

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James Mc N

Swan

Son

-

8

1873

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Richard G

Swan

Son

-

5

1876

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John H

Swan

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Rachel

Nicholson

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

-

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