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Household of George Swift (born 1847, 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.

George Swift and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Swift, born in 1847 in Darfield, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. George was the head of the household, married to Rebecca E Swift, born in 1845 in Newark, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 4 children; George E C (born 1872 in York, Yorkshire, England), Maggie E (born 1873 in York, Yorkshire, England), Fred (born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Harry (born 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Servant, Fanny Burgess, born in 1862 in Whittington, Derbyshire, England.


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George Swift's household

Male

George

Swift

Head
Female

Rebecca E

Swift

Wife
Male

George E C

Swift

Son
Female

Maggie E

Swift

Daughter
Male

Fred

Swift

Son
Male

Harry

Swift

Son
Female

Fanny

Burgess

Servant
First name(s) George
Last name Swift
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Darfield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Swift

Head

Married

34

1847

Darfield, Yorkshire, England

Rebecca E

Swift

Wife

Married

36

1845

Newark, Nottinghamshire, England

George E C

Swift

Son

Single

9

1872

York, Yorkshire, England

Maggie E

Swift

Daughter

Single

8

1873

York, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Swift

Son

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Swift

Son

Single

1

1880

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Fanny

Burgess

Servant

Single

19

1862

Whittington, Derbyshire, England

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