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Household of James Swanson (born 1851, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thurso, Caithness, 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 Swanson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Swanson, born in 1851 in Thurso, Caithness, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Isabella Swanson, born in 1853 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1872 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Hugh (born 1874 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Jessie (born 1876 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Alexander (born 1878 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Mary (born 1879 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland) and Maggie (born 1881 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland).


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James Swanson's household

Male

James

Swanson

Head
Female

Isabella

Swanson

Wife
Male

James

Swanson

Son
Male

Hugh

Swanson

Son
Female

Jessie

Swanson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Swanson

Son
Female

Mary

Swanson

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Swanson

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Swanson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Swanson

Head

Married

30

1851

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Isabella

Swanson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

James

Swanson

Son

-

9

1872

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Hugh

Swanson

Son

-

7

1874

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Jessie

Swanson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Alexander

Swanson

Son

-

3

1878

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Mary

Swanson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Maggie

Swanson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

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