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Household of Hay Sword (born 1826, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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.

Hay Sword and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hay Sword, born in 1826 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 3 members. Hay was the head of the household, married to Mary Sword, born in 1834 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; John, born 1871 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Hay Sword's household

Male

Hay

Sword

Head
Female

Mary

Sword

Wife
Male

John

Sword

Son
First name(s) Hay
Last name Sword
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Hay

Sword

Head

Married

55

1826

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Sword

Wife

Married

47

1834

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Sword

Son

-

10

1871

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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