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Household of Edwin Swift (born 1850, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Edwin Swift and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin Swift, born in 1850 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Edwin was the head of the household, married to Priscilla Swift, born in 1857 in Greenhill, Derbyshire, England. They had 2 children; Annie M (born 1878 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and Edwin (born 1881 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edwin's Servant, Emma Mettam, born in 1859 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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Edwin Swift's household

Male

Edwin

Swift

Head
Female

Priscilla

Swift

Wife
Female

Annie M

Swift

Daughter
Male

Edwin

Swift

Son
Female

Emma

Mettam

Servant
First name(s) Edwin
Last name Swift
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin

Swift

Head

Married

31

1850

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Priscilla

Swift

Wife

Married

24

1857

Greenhill, Derbyshire, England

Annie M

Swift

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Edwin

Swift

Son

Single

0

1881

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Mettam

Servant

Single

22

1859

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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