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Household of George Swanston (born 1838, Roxburghshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Traquair, Peeblesshire, 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 Swanston and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Swanston, born in 1838 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, consisted of 6 members. George was the head of the household, married to Isabella Swanston, born in 1843 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Janet (born 1874 in Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1876 in Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and Mary Burns (born 1879 in Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Step Daughter, Fanny Davidson, born in 1866 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
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George Swanston's household
George
Swanston
Head
Isabella
Swanston
Wife
Janet
Swanston
Daughter
Margaret
Swanston
Daughter
Mary Burns
Swanston
Daughter
Fanny
Davidson
Step Daughter
| First name(s) | George |
| Last name | Swanston |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
George | Swanston | Head | Married | 43 | 1838 | Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Swanston | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Swanston | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Swanston | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
Mary Burns | Swanston | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
Fanny | Davidson | Step Daughter | - | 15 | 1866 | Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
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