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Household of Jane Swanson (born 1837, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thurso, Caithness, 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.

Jane Swanson and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jane Swanson, born in 1837 in Thurso, Caithness, consisted of 11 members. Jane was the head of the household, widow. She had 9 children; Magnus (born 1861 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), William T (born 1872 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), David (born 1878 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Catherine (born 1865 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Margaret F (born 1866 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Clementina (born 1874 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Alice (born 1876 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1879 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Jane's Mother, Elizabeth Manson, born in 1794 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland.


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Jane Swanson's household

Female

Jane

Swanson

Head
Male

Magnus

Swanson

Son
Male

John

Swanson

Son
Male

William T

Swanson

Son
Male

David

Swanson

Son
Female

Catherine

Swanson

Daughter
Female

Margaret F

Swanson

Daughter
Female

Clementina

Swanson

Daughter
Female

Alice

Swanson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Swanson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Manson

Mother
First name(s) Jane
Last name Swanson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jane

Swanson

Head

Widow

44

1837

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Magnus

Swanson

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

John

Swanson

Son

-

11

1870

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

William T

Swanson

Son

-

9

1872

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

David

Swanson

Son

-

3

1878

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Catherine

Swanson

Daughter

-

16

1865

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Margaret F

Swanson

Daughter

-

15

1866

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Clementina

Swanson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Alice

Swanson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Jessie

Swanson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Elizabeth

Manson

Mother

Widow

87

1794

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

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