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Household of John J Swan (born 1849, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Medway, 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.

John J Swan and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John J Swan, born in 1849 in Chatham, Kent, consisted of 7 members. John J was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; John W (born 1871 in Harefield, Middlesex, England), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Harefield, Middlesex, England), Walter J (born 1874 in Chatham, Kent, England), Ada S (born 1875 in Chatham, Kent, England) and Frederick A (born 1877 in Chatham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John J's Servant, Sarah Trueman, born in 1838 in Chatham, Kent, England.


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John J Swan's household

Male

John J

Swan

Head
Female

Sarah

Trueman

Servant
Male

John W

Swan

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Swan

Daughter
Male

Walter J

Swan

Son
Female

Ada S

Swan

Daughter
Male

Frederick A

Swan

Son
First name(s) John J
Last name Swan
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Chatham, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John J

Swan

Head

Widower

32

1849

Chatham, Kent, England

Sarah

Trueman

Servant

Single

43

1838

Chatham, Kent, England

John W

Swan

Son

Single

10

1871

Harefield, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Swan

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Harefield, Middlesex, England

Walter J

Swan

Son

Single

7

1874

Chatham, Kent, England

Ada S

Swan

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Chatham, Kent, England

Frederick A

Swan

Son

Single

4

1877

Chatham, Kent, England

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