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Household of James Swan (born 1850, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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 Swan and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Swan, born in 1850 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister, Emma (born 1847 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), James's Mother, Melinda (born 1839 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), James's Niece, Lily (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), James's Lodger, James (born 1805 in City of London, Middlesex, England), James's Lodger Head, William (born 1845 in Stockport, Lancashire, England), James's Lodger Head, Elizabeth (born 1849 in Chester, Cheshire, England), James's Sister, Annie (born 1853 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and James's Lodger Head, Patrick (born 1836 in Tipperary, Tipperary, Ireland).


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James Swan's household

Male

James

Swan

Head
Female

Emma

Swan

Sister
Female

Melinda

Swan

Mother
Female

Lily

Swan

Niece
Male

James

Croaker

Lodger
Male

William

Gemmel

Lodger Head
Female

Fanny

Gemmel

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Molineueau

Lodger Head
Female

Annie

Molineueau

Sister
Male

Patrick

Flanagin

Lodger Head
Female

Bridget

Flanagin

Wife
First name(s) James
Last name Swan
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Swan

Head

Single

31

1850

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Emma

Swan

Sister

Married

34

1847

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Melinda

Swan

Mother

Widow

42

1839

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Lily

Swan

Niece

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James

Croaker

Lodger

Widower

76

1805

City of London, Middlesex, England

William

Gemmel

Lodger Head

Married

36

1845

Stockport, Lancashire, England

Fanny

Gemmel

Wife

Married

24

1857

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Molineueau

Lodger Head

Single

32

1849

Chester, Cheshire, England

Annie

Molineueau

Sister

Single

28

1853

Chester, Cheshire, England

Patrick

Flanagin

Lodger Head

Married

45

1836

Tipperary, Tipperary, Ireland

Bridget

Flanagin

Wife

Married

42

1839

Tipperary, Tipperary, Ireland

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