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Household of George Swanson (born 1813, Caithness)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Walls, Orkney, 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 Swanson and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Swanson, born in 1813 in Dunnet, Caithness, consisted of 8 members. George was the head of the household, married to Eliza Swanson, born in 1824 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland. They had 5 children; Henry (born 1846 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland), Maria (born 1850 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland), George (born 1855 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland), Alexander (born 1863 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1866 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Daughter-In-Law, Mary A Swanson, born in 1846 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland.
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George Swanson's household
George
Swanson
Head
Eliza
Swanson
Wife
Henry
Swanson
Son
Mary A
Swanson
Daughter-In-Law
Maria
Swanson
Daughter
George
Swanson
Son
Alexander
Swanson
Son
Elizabeth
Swanson
Daughter
| First name(s) | George |
| Last name | Swanson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 68 |
| Birth year | 1813 |
| Birth place | Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
George | Swanson | Head | Married | 68 | 1813 | Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland | |
Eliza | Swanson | Wife | Married | 57 | 1824 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
Henry | Swanson | Son | Married | 35 | 1846 | Walls, Orkney, Scotland | |
Mary A | Swanson | Daughter-In-Law | Married | 35 | 1846 | Walls, Orkney, Scotland | |
Maria | Swanson | Daughter | Unmarried | 31 | 1850 | Walls, Orkney, Scotland | |
George | Swanson | Son | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Walls, Orkney, Scotland | |
Alexander | Swanson | Son | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Walls, Orkney, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Swanson | Daughter | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Walls, Orkney, Scotland |
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