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Household of John Swain (born 1834, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bideford, Devon, 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 Swain and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Swain, born in 1834 in Bideford, Devon, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emma Swain, born in 1829 in Cornwall, England. They had 1 child; John H, born 1861 in Bideford, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister, Elizabeth (born 1812 in Devon, England), John's Sister In Law, Mary (born 1798 in Barnstaple, Devon, England) and John's Lodger Head, Elizabeth P (born 1845 in Tiverton, Devon, England).


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John Swain's household

Male

John

Swain

Head
Female

Emma

Swain

Wife
Male

John H

Swain

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Judd

Sister
Female

Mary

Judd

Sister In Law
Female

Elizabeth P

Harwood

Lodger Head
First name(s) John
Last name Swain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Bideford, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Swain

Head

Married

47

1834

Bideford, Devon, England

Emma

Swain

Wife

Married

52

1829

Cornwall, England

John H

Swain

Son

Single

20

1861

Bideford, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Judd

Sister

Single

69

1812

Devon, England

Mary

Judd

Sister In Law

Widow

83

1798

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Elizabeth P

Harwood

Lodger Head

-

36

1845

Tiverton, Devon, England

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