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Household of John Swainson (born 1829, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, 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 Swainson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Swainson, born in 1829 in Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Swainson, born in 1831 in Denbighshire, Wales. They had 4 children; Isabella (born 1871 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), George (born 1874 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth A (born 1878 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1857 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Joseph (born 1880 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1881 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Daughter In Law, Mary Swainson, born in 1860 in -.


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John Swainson's household

Male

John

Swainson

Head
Female

Ellen

Swainson

Wife
Female

Isabella

Swainson

Daughter
Male

George

Swainson

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Swainson

Daughter
Male

John

Swainson

Son
Female

Mary

Swainson

Daughter In Law
Male

Joseph

Swainson

Grand Son
Male

John

Swainson

Grand Son
First name(s) John
Last name Swainson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Swainson

Head

Married

52

1829

Lancashire, England

Ellen

Swainson

Wife

Married

50

1831

Denbighshire, Wales

Isabella

Swainson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

George

Swainson

Son

Single

7

1874

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Swainson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John

Swainson

Son

Married

24

1857

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Swainson

Daughter In Law

Married

21

1860

-

Joseph

Swainson

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John

Swainson

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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