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Household of George Swan (born 1821, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkcaldy, Fife, 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.

George Swan and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Swan, born in 1821 in Markinch, Fife, consisted of 8 members. George was the head of the household, married to Helen Swan, born in 1824 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jane (born 1850 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1852 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland), George (born 1856 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), Thomas (born 1857 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland) and Helen (born 1865 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Niece, Elizabeth Milne, born in 1864 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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George Swan's household

Male

George

Swan

Head
Female

Helen

Swan

Wife
Female

Jane

Swan

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Swan

Daughter
Male

George

Swan

Son
Male

Thomas

Swan

Son
Female

Helen

Swan

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Milne

Niece
First name(s) George
Last name Swan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Swan

Head

Married

60

1821

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Helen

Swan

Wife

Married

57

1824

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Swan

Daughter

Unmarried

31

1850

Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Swan

Daughter

Unmarried

29

1852

Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

George

Swan

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Thomas

Swan

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Helen

Swan

Daughter

-

16

1865

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Milne

Niece

-

17

1864

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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