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Household of Donald Swanson (born 1832, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thurso, Caithness, 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.

Donald Swanson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Donald Swanson, born in 1832 in Thurso, Caithness, consisted of 9 members. Donald was the head of the household, married to Mary Swanson, born in 1838 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland. They had 7 children; William (born 1861 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Donald (born 1865 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Ann (born 1869 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Mary (born 1871 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland) and Henry (born 1878 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland).


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Donald Swanson's household

Male

Donald

Swanson

Head
Female

Mary

Swanson

Wife
Male

William

Swanson

Son
Male

Donald

Swanson

Son
Female

Ann

Swanson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Swanson

Daughter
Male

James

Swanson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Swanson

Daughter
Male

Henry

Swanson

Son
First name(s) Donald
Last name Swanson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Donald

Swanson

Head

Married

49

1832

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Mary

Swanson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

William

Swanson

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Donald

Swanson

Son

-

16

1865

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Ann

Swanson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Mary

Swanson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

James

Swanson

Son

-

7

1874

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Elizabeth

Swanson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Henry

Swanson

Son

-

3

1878

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

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