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Household of James Swainson (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lancaster, 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.

James Swainson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Swainson, born in 1842 in Glasson, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Swainson, born in 1852 in Bolton Le Sands, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1869 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England), George A (born 1875 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England), Herbert J (born 1877 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England) and Bessie A (born 1880 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother In Law, Agnes (born 1818 in Bentham, Yorkshire, England) and James's Brother In Law, James (born 1862 in Caton, Lancashire, England).


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James Swainson's household

Male

James

Swainson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Swainson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Swainson

Son
Male

George A

Swainson

Son
Male

Herbert J

Swainson

Son
Female

Bessie A

Swainson

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Adams

Mother In Law
Male

James

Adams

Brother In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Swainson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Glasson, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Swainson

Head

Married

39

1842

Glasson, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Swainson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Bolton Le Sands, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Swainson

Son

Single

12

1869

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

George A

Swainson

Son

Single

6

1875

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Herbert J

Swainson

Son

Single

4

1877

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Bessie A

Swainson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Agnes

Adams

Mother In Law

Widow

63

1818

Bentham, Yorkshire, England

James

Adams

Brother In Law

Single

19

1862

Caton, Lancashire, England

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