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Household of Henry Swift (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Swift, born in 1838 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Harry S Swift, born in 1878 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Harry S, born 1878 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Mother In Law, Sarah (born 1813 in Westmorland, England) and Henry's Servant, Martha (born 1866 in Standish, Lancashire, England).


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Henry Swift's household

Male

Henry

Swift

Head
Male

Harry S

Swift

Son
Female

Sarah

Barker

Mother In Law
Female

Martha

Bullen

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Swift
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Swift

Head

Married

43

1838

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Harry S

Swift

Son

Single

3

1878

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Barker

Mother In Law

Widow

68

1813

Westmorland, England

Martha

Bullen

Servant

Single

15

1866

Standish, Lancashire, England

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