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Household of James Swan (born 1822, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Vigeans (Landward), Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Swan, born in 1822 in Tealing, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jessie S Swan, born in 1832 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 6 children; Jessie C S (born 1860 in Ireland), William C (born 1867 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Thomas C (born 1869 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jemima (born 1871 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Kathleen M (born 1873 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Henry D (born 1875 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Janet (born 1860 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1865 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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James Swan's household

Male

James

Swan

Head
Female

Jessie S

Swan

Wife
Female

Jessie C S

Swan

Daughter
Male

William C

Swan

Son
Male

Thomas C

Swan

Son
Female

Jemima

Swan

Daughter
Female

Kathleen M

Swan

Daughter
Male

Henry D

Swan

Son
Female

Janet

Moir

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Bradford

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Swan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Tealing, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Swan

Head

Married

59

1822

Tealing, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie S

Swan

Wife

Married

49

1832

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie C S

Swan

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Ireland

William C

Swan

Son

-

14

1867

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Thomas C

Swan

Son

-

12

1869

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jemima

Swan

Daughter

-

10

1871

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Kathleen M

Swan

Daughter

-

8

1873

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Henry D

Swan

Son

-

6

1875

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Janet

Moir

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Bradford

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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