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Household of Hugh Swift (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorley, 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.

Hugh Swift and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hugh Swift, born in 1837 in Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Hugh was the head of the household, married to Alice Swift, born in 1832 in Charnock Richard, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Mary E (born 1861 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1866 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1868 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1871 in Chorley, Lancashire, England) and Hugh (born 1874 in Chorley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Hugh's Nephew, Joseph (born 1861 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), Hugh's Nephew, Thomas (born 1862 in Chorley, Lancashire, England) and Hugh's Nephew, John (born 1864 in Chorley, Lancashire, England).


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Hugh Swift's household

Male

Hugh

Swift

Head
Female

Alice

Swift

Wife
Female

Mary E

Swift

Daughter
Male

Richard

Swift

Son
Male

Thomas

Swift

Son
Female

Sarah

Swift

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Swift

Son
Male

Joseph

Heaton

Nephew
Male

Thomas

Heaton

Nephew
Male

John

Heaton

Nephew
First name(s) Hugh
Last name Swift
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Hugh

Swift

Head

Married

44

1837

Lancashire, England

Alice

Swift

Wife

Married

49

1832

Charnock Richard, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Swift

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Richard

Swift

Son

Single

15

1866

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Swift

Son

Single

13

1868

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Swift

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Hugh

Swift

Son

Single

7

1874

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Heaton

Nephew

Single

20

1861

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Heaton

Nephew

Single

19

1862

Chorley, Lancashire, England

John

Heaton

Nephew

Single

17

1864

Chorley, Lancashire, England

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