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Household of John McSween (born 1844, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stornoway, Ross and Cromarty, 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.

John McSween and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McSween, born in 1844 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary McSween, born in 1850 in Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 4 children; Angus (born 1873 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Christina (born 1877 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Lilly (born 1880 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Ann McLeod, born in 1864 in Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.


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John McSween's household

Male

John

McSween

Head
Female

Mary

McSween

Wife
Male

Angus

McSween

Son
Male

John

McSween

Son
Female

Christina

McSween

Daughter
Female

Lilly

McSween

Daughter
Female

Ann

McLeod

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name McSween
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McSween

Head

Married

37

1844

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary

McSween

Wife

Married

31

1850

Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Angus

McSween

Son

-

8

1873

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John

McSween

Son

-

6

1875

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Christina

McSween

Daughter

-

4

1877

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Lilly

McSween

Daughter

-

1

1880

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Ann

McLeod

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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