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Household of James Swanston (born 1840)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tonbridge, Kent, England

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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 Swanston and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Swanston, born in 1840 in , consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane E Swanston, born in 1852 in Bakewell, Derbyshire, England. They had 3 children; James A (born 1873 in Bakewell, Derbyshire, England), Edith (born 1878 in Greenwich, Middlesex, England) and John (born 1880 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Jane E (born 1859 in Frant, Sussex, England) and James's Servant, Alice S (born 1862 in Frant, Sussex, England).


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James Swanston's household

Male

James

Swanston

Head
Female

Jane E

Swanston

Wife
Male

James A

Swanston

Son
Female

Edith

Swanston

Daughter
Male

John

Swanston

Son
Female

Jane E

Knight

Servant
Female

Alice S

Lichner

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Swanston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Swanston

Head

Married

41

1840

Scotland

Jane E

Swanston

Wife

Married

29

1852

Bakewell, Derbyshire, England

James A

Swanston

Son

Single

8

1873

Bakewell, Derbyshire, England

Edith

Swanston

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Greenwich, Middlesex, England

John

Swanston

Son

Single

1

1880

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Jane E

Knight

Servant

Single

22

1859

Frant, Sussex, England

Alice S

Lichner

Servant

Single

19

1862

Frant, Sussex, England

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