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Household of James Swan (born 1847, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 Swan and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Swan, born in 1847 in Leyton, Essex, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary A Swan, born in 1853 in Woodford, Essex, England. They had 4 children; Kate H (born 1872 in Leyton, Essex, England), William J (born 1874 in Leyton, Essex, England), Nellie (born 1877 in Leyton, Essex, England) and James H (born 1879 in Leyton, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother In Law, Lucy Kendall, born in 1826 in High Beach, Essex, England.


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James Swan's household

Male

James

Swan

Head
Female

Mary A

Swan

Wife
Female

Kate H

Swan

Daughter
Male

William J

Swan

Son
Female

Nellie

Swan

Daughter
Male

James H

Swan

Son
Female

Lucy

Kendall

Mother In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Swan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Leyton, Essex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Swan

Head

Married

34

1847

Leyton, Essex, England

Mary A

Swan

Wife

Married

28

1853

Woodford, Essex, England

Kate H

Swan

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Leyton, Essex, England

William J

Swan

Son

Single

7

1874

Leyton, Essex, England

Nellie

Swan

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Leyton, Essex, England

James H

Swan

Son

Single

2

1879

Leyton, Essex, England

Lucy

Kendall

Mother In Law

Widow

55

1826

High Beach, Essex, England

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