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Household of James Swanson (born 1834, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sanday, Orkney, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Swanson, born in 1834 in Caithness, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Marion Swanson, born in 1838 in Burness, Orkney, Scotland. They had 5 children; Isabella (born 1857 in Orkney, Scotland), William (born 1859 in Orkney, Scotland), James (born 1862 in Orkney, Scotland), Jane (born 1864 in Orkney, Scotland) and Mary Ann (born 1869 in Orkney, Scotland).


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James Swanson's household

Male

James

Swanson

Head
Female

Marion

Swanson

Wife
Female

Isabella

Swanson

Daughter
Male

William

Swanson

Son
Male

James

Swanson

Son
Female

Jane

Swanson

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Swanson

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Swanson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Caithness, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Swanson

Head

Married

47

1834

Caithness, Scotland

Marion

Swanson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Burness, Orkney, Scotland

Isabella

Swanson

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Orkney, Scotland

William

Swanson

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Orkney, Scotland

James

Swanson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Orkney, Scotland

Jane

Swanson

Daughter

-

17

1864

Orkney, Scotland

Mary Ann

Swanson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Orkney, Scotland

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