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Household of James Swan (born 1853, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Swan, born in 1853 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine Swan, born in 1854 in Ireland. They had 2 children; John (born 1876 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1880 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Brother-In-Law, Richard (born 1851 in Ireland) and James's Boarder, John (born 1864 in Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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James Swan's household

Male

James

Swan

Head
Female

Catherine

Swan

Wife
Male

John

Swan

Son
Male

Robert

Swan

Son
Male

Richard

Templeton

Brother-In-Law
Male

John

Wylie

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Swan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Swan

Head

Married

28

1853

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Swan

Wife

Married

27

1854

Ireland

John

Swan

Son

-

5

1876

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Swan

Son

-

1

1880

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Richard

Templeton

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

30

1851

Ireland

John

Wylie

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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