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Household of James Swift (born 1827, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, 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 Swift and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Swift, born in 1827 in Eccleston, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ellen Swift, born in 1831 in Kirkby, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Joseph, born 1860 in Kirkby, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Niece, Elizabeth (born 1869 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), James's Nephew, Thomas (born 1868 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), James's Servant, Hannah (born 1864 in Lancashire, England), James's Servant, Thomas (born 1862 in Kirkby, Lancashire, England) and James's Servant, Joseph (born 1865 in Ireland).


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James Swift's household

Male

James

Swift

Head
Female

Ellen

Swift

Wife
Male

Joseph

Swift

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Swift

Niece
Male

Thomas

Unsworth

Nephew
Female

Hannah

Chadwick

Servant
Male

Thomas

Woods

Servant
Male

Joseph

Malone

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Swift
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Swift

Head

Married

54

1827

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Swift

Wife

Married

50

1831

Kirkby, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Swift

Son

Single

21

1860

Kirkby, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Swift

Niece

Single

12

1869

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Unsworth

Nephew

Single

13

1868

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Chadwick

Servant

Single

17

1864

Lancashire, England

Thomas

Woods

Servant

Single

19

1862

Kirkby, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Malone

Servant

Single

16

1865

Ireland

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