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Household of James Swales (born 1848, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 Swales and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Swales, born in 1848 in Hartlepool, Durham, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to A E Swales, born in 1846 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 4 children; James (born 1875 in South Shields, Durham, England), John (born 1877 in South Shields, Durham, England), A Eliz (born 1879 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Milton (born 1881 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Father, James (born 1810 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), James's Servant, Frances (born 1866 in South Shields, Durham, England) and James's Servant, Kate (born 1862 in South Shields, Durham, England).


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James Swales's household

Male

James

Swales

Head
Female

A E

Swales

Wife
Male

James

Swales

Father
Male

James

Swales

Son
Male

John

Swales

Son
Female

A Eliz

Swales

Daughter
Male

Milton

Swales

Son
Female

Frances

Nixon

Servant
Female

Kate

Haddock

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Swales
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Hartlepool, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Swales

Head

Married

33

1848

Hartlepool, Durham, England

A E

Swales

Wife

Married

35

1846

South Shields, Durham, England

James

Swales

Father

Widower

71

1810

Hartlepool, Durham, England

James

Swales

Son

Single

6

1875

South Shields, Durham, England

John

Swales

Son

Single

4

1877

South Shields, Durham, England

A Eliz

Swales

Daughter

Single

2

1879

South Shields, Durham, England

Milton

Swales

Son

Single

0

1881

South Shields, Durham, England

Frances

Nixon

Servant

Single

15

1866

South Shields, Durham, England

Kate

Haddock

Servant

Single

19

1862

South Shields, Durham, England

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