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Household of Henry Swift (born 1844, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, Lancashire, 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.

Henry Swift and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Swift, born in 1844 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 14 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Mary H Swift, born in 1846 in Warrington, Lancashire, England. They had 9 children; Frances (born 1867 in Peasley Cross, Lancashire, England), Ada (born 1868 in Peasley Cross, Lancashire, England), Lilian (born 1870 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Harry E A (born 1872 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Minnie (born 1873 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), James S W (born 1875 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Helen M (born 1876 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Arthur R (born 1879 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Irene (born 1881 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's -, Mary (born 1855 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Henry's Servant, Emma (born 1862 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Henry's Nurse, Ellen (born 1864 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).


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Henry Swift's household

Male

Henry

Swift

Head
Female

Mary H

Swift

Wife
Female

Frances

Swift

Daughter
Female

Ada

Swift

Daughter
Female

Lilian

Swift

Daughter
Male

Harry E A

Swift

Son
Female

Minnie

Swift

Daughter
Male

James S W

Swift

Son
Female

Helen M

Swift

Daughter
Male

Arthur R

Swift

Son
Female

Irene

Swift

Daughter
Female

Mary

Bradshaw

-
Female

Emma

Wilson

Servant
Female

Ellen

Lathom

Nurse
First name(s) Henry
Last name Swift
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Swift

Head

Married

37

1844

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary H

Swift

Wife

Married

35

1846

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Frances

Swift

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Peasley Cross, Lancashire, England

Ada

Swift

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Peasley Cross, Lancashire, England

Lilian

Swift

Daughter

Single

11

1870

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Harry E A

Swift

Son

Single

9

1872

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Minnie

Swift

Daughter

Single

8

1873

St Helens, Lancashire, England

James S W

Swift

Son

Single

6

1875

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Helen M

Swift

Daughter

Single

5

1876

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Arthur R

Swift

Son

Single

2

1879

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Irene

Swift

Daughter

Single

0

1881

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Mary

Bradshaw

-

Single

26

1855

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Emma

Wilson

Servant

Single

19

1862

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Lathom

Nurse

Single

17

1864

St Helens, Lancashire, England

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