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Household of Henry Swanson (born 1840, Caithness)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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.
Henry Swanson and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Swanson, born in 1840 in Dunnet, Caithness, consisted of 6 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Eliza Ramsay Swanson, born in 1844 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jane Eliza Ramsay (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James Shaw (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Helen Agnes (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Sister-In-Law, Mary Ann Wilson, born in 1847 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland.
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Henry Swanson's household
Henry
Swanson
Head
Eliza Ramsay
Swanson
Wife
Jane Eliza Ramsay
Swanson
Daughter
James Shaw
Swanson
Son
Helen Agnes
Swanson
Daughter
Mary Ann
Wilson
Sister-In-Law
| First name(s) | Henry |
| Last name | Swanson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 41 |
| Birth year | 1840 |
| Birth place | Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Henry | Swanson | Head | Married | 41 | 1840 | Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland | |
Eliza Ramsay | Swanson | Wife | Married | 37 | 1844 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
Jane Eliza Ramsay | Swanson | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
James Shaw | Swanson | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Helen Agnes | Swanson | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mary Ann | Wilson | Sister-In-Law | Unmarried | 34 | 1847 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland |
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