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Household of Duncan Swan (born 1825, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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.

Duncan Swan and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Duncan Swan, born in 1825 in Torwood, Stirlingshire, consisted of 6 members. Duncan was the head of the household, married to Christina H Swan, born in 1827 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Christina (born 1861 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1863 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Bowman (born 1865 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Duncan's Adopted Daughter, Jessie Henderson, born in 1879 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Duncan Swan's household

Male

Duncan

Swan

Head
Female

Christina H

Swan

Wife
Female

Christina

Swan

Daughter
Female

Jane

Swan

Daughter
Male

Bowman

Swan

Son
Female

Jessie

Henderson

Adopted Daughter
First name(s) Duncan
Last name Swan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Torwood, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Duncan

Swan

Head

Married

56

1825

Torwood, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Christina H

Swan

Wife

Married

54

1827

Ireland

Christina

Swan

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Swan

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bowman

Swan

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Henderson

Adopted Daughter

-

2

1879

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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