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Household of Dean Swift (born 1840, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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.

Dean Swift and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Dean Swift, born in 1840 in Islington, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. Dean was the head of the household, married to Emily Swift, born in 1844 in Islington, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Edith (born 1869 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Donald D (born 1874 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Stanley G (born 1875 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Lydia I (born 1877 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Dean's Sister In L, Mary (born 1847 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Dean's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1852 in Cornwall, England), Dean's Servant, Jane (born 1862 in Cornwall, England) and Dean's Servant, Mary A (born 1855 in Lindford, Devon, England).


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Dean Swift's household

Male

Dean

Swift

Head
Female

Emily

Swift

Wife
Female

Edith

Swift

Daughter
Male

Donald D

Swift

Son
Male

Stanley G

Swift

Son
Female

Lydia I

Swift

Daughter
Female

Mary

Low

Sister In L
Female

Elizabeth

Polkinghorne

Servant
Female

Jane

Polkinghorne

Servant
Female

Mary A

Parsons

Servant
First name(s) Dean
Last name Swift
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Islington, Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Dean

Swift

Head

Married

41

1840

Islington, Middlesex, England

Emily

Swift

Wife

Married

37

1844

Islington, Middlesex, England

Edith

Swift

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Islington, Middlesex, England

Donald D

Swift

Son

Single

7

1874

Islington, Middlesex, England

Stanley G

Swift

Son

Single

6

1875

Islington, Middlesex, England

Lydia I

Swift

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Islington, Middlesex, England

Mary

Low

Sister In L

Single

34

1847

Islington, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Polkinghorne

Servant

Single

29

1852

Cornwall, England

Jane

Polkinghorne

Servant

Single

19

1862

Cornwall, England

Mary A

Parsons

Servant

Single

26

1855

Lindford, Devon, England

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