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Household of James Swan (born 1818, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Westerkirk, Dumfriesshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Swan, born in 1818 in Galston, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Swan, born in 1826 in Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Hugh (born 1850 in New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), George (born 1851 in New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Euphemia P (born 1860 in New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1870 in New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Mary (born 1862 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and James's -, Robert (born 1818 in England).


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James Swan's household

Male

James

Swan

Head
Female

Mary

Swan

Wife
Male

Hugh

Swan

Son
Male

George

Swan

Son
Female

Euphemia P

Swan

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Swan

Son
Female

Mary

Thomson

Servant
Male

Robert

Fraser

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First name(s) James
Last name Swan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Swan

Head

Married

63

1818

Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Swan

Wife

Married

55

1826

Ayrshire, Scotland

Hugh

Swan

Son

Unmarried

31

1850

New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

George

Swan

Son

Unmarried

30

1851

New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Euphemia P

Swan

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Alexander

Swan

Son

-

11

1870

New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert

Fraser

-

-

63

1818

England

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