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Household of James Swanson (born 1841, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Douglas, 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 Swanson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Swanson, born in 1841 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Swanson, born in 1843 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; David (born 1873 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary Jane (born 1874 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1876 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1878 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1880 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Amelia (born 1880 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Grace Kerr, born in 1865 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Swanson's household

Male

James

Swanson

Head
Female

Margaret

Swanson

Wife
Male

David

Swanson

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Swanson

Daughter
Female

Marion

Swanson

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Swanson

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Swanson

Son
Female

Amelia

Swanson

Daughter
Female

Grace

Kerr

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Swanson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Swanson

Head

Married

40

1841

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Swanson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Swanson

Son

-

8

1873

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

Swanson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Swanson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Swanson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Swanson

Son

-

1

1880

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Amelia

Swanson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Grace

Kerr

Servant

-

16

1865

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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