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Household of James Swan (born 1852, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, Midlothian, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Swan, born in 1852 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Y Swan, born in 1852 in St Giles, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 1 child; Isabella R, born 1880 in St Giles, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, Agnes E (born 1849 in St Giles, Midlothian, Scotland) and James's Visitor, Margaret M (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Swan's household

Male

James

Swan

Head
Female

Mary Y

Swan

Wife
Female

Isabella R

Swan

Daughter
Female

Agnes E

Young

Visitor
Female

Margaret M

Dow

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Swan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Swan

Head

Married

29

1852

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Y

Swan

Wife

Married

29

1852

St Giles, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella R

Swan

Daughter

-

1

1880

St Giles, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes E

Young

Visitor

Unmarried

32

1849

St Giles, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret M

Dow

Visitor

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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