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Household of Elijah Swain (born 1839, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, 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.

Elijah Swain and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elijah Swain, born in 1839 in Stoke Lane, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. Elijah was the head of the household, married to Clara Swain, born in 1840 in Ashwick, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; Fred (born 1868 in Ashwick, Somerset, England), Charles (born 1870 in Ashwick, Somerset, England), Clara (born 1873 in Ashwick, Somerset, England) and Emma (born 1878 in Ashwick, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Elijah's Mother In Law, Elizabeth Judd, born in 1808 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England.


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Elijah Swain's household

Male

Elijah

Swain

Head
Female

Clara

Swain

Wife
Male

Fred

Swain

Son
Male

Charles

Swain

Son
Female

Clara

Swain

Daughter
Female

Emma

Swain

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Judd

Mother In Law
First name(s) Elijah
Last name Swain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Stoke Lane, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Elijah

Swain

Head

Married

42

1839

Stoke Lane, Somerset, England

Clara

Swain

Wife

Married

41

1840

Ashwick, Somerset, England

Fred

Swain

Son

Single

13

1868

Ashwick, Somerset, England

Charles

Swain

Son

Single

11

1870

Ashwick, Somerset, England

Clara

Swain

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Ashwick, Somerset, England

Emma

Swain

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Ashwick, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Judd

Mother In Law

Widow

73

1808

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

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