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Household of James Sword (born 1842, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Perth, Perthshire, 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 Sword and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Sword, born in 1842 in Denny, Stirlingshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Sword, born in 1849 in Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1875 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), Alex (born 1877 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), William (born 1880 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland) and Walter (born 1880 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister-In-Law, Annie (born 1856 in Forgandenny, Perthshire, Scotland) and James's Nephew, James Scott (born 1881 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland).


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James Sword's household

Male

James

Sword

Head
Female

Margaret

Sword

Wife
Female

Annie

Meusies

Sister-In-Law
Male

James

Sword

Son
Male

Alex

Sword

Son
Male

William

Sword

Son
Male

Walter

Sword

Son
Male

James Scott

Musies

Nephew
First name(s) James
Last name Sword
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Sword

Head

Married

39

1842

Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Margaret

Sword

Wife

Married

32

1849

Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland

Annie

Meusies

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

25

1856

Forgandenny, Perthshire, Scotland

James

Sword

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Alex

Sword

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

William

Sword

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Walter

Sword

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

James Scott

Musies

Nephew

Unmarried

0

1881

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

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