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Household of James Swan (born 1839, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrews & St Leonards, Fife, 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 1839 in Fife, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Helen Duff, born in 1842 in Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother-In-Law, Elizabeth (born 1808 in Crail, Fife, Scotland), James's Niece, Margaret (born 1868 in Fife, Scotland), James's Brother-In-Law, James (born 1835 in Carnbee, Fife, Scotland), James's Sister-In-Law, Margaret (born 1834 in Crail, Fife, Scotland), James's Niece, Margaret Duff (born 1876 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland) and James's Nephew, James (born 1880 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland).


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James Swan's household

Male

James

Swan

Head
Female

Helen

Duff

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Greig

Mother-In-Law
Female

Margaret

Horsburgh

Niece
Male

James

Horsburgh

Brother-In-Law
Female

Margaret

Duff

Sister-In-Law
Female

Margaret Duff

Bruce

Niece
Male

James

Horsburgh

Nephew
First name(s) James
Last name Swan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Swan

Head

Married

42

1839

Fife, Scotland

Helen

Duff

Wife

Married

39

1842

Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Greig

Mother-In-Law

Widow

73

1808

Crail, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Horsburgh

Niece

-

13

1868

Fife, Scotland

James

Horsburgh

Brother-In-Law

Married

46

1835

Carnbee, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Duff

Sister-In-Law

Married

47

1834

Crail, Fife, Scotland

Margaret Duff

Bruce

Niece

-

5

1876

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

James

Horsburgh

Nephew

-

1

1880

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

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