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Household of Edward Swift (born 1836, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, 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.

Edward Swift and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Swift, born in 1836 in Cromford, Derbyshire, consisted of 9 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Swift, born in 1836 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Ann (born 1859 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1861 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Edward (born 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Margaret A (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Benjamin (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Visitor, Arabella (born 1846 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and Edward's Visitor, Arabella (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Edward Swift's household

Male

Edward

Swift

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Swift

Wife
Female

Ann

Swift

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Swift

Daughter
Male

Edward

Swift

Son
Female

Margaret A

Swift

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Swift

Son
Female

Arabella

Goodman

Visitor
Female

Arabella

Goodman

Visitor
First name(s) Edward
Last name Swift
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Cromford, Derbyshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Swift

Head

Married

45

1836

Cromford, Derbyshire, England

Mary Ann

Swift

Wife

Married

45

1836

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ann

Swift

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Swift

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Edward

Swift

Son

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Swift

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Benjamin

Swift

Son

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Arabella

Goodman

Visitor

-

35

1846

Chester, Cheshire, England

Arabella

Goodman

Visitor

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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