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Household of John Swainston (born 1843, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, Durham, 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 Swainston and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Swainston, born in 1843 in Witton Gilbert, Durham, consisted of 14 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Swainston, born in 1849 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Annie (born 1872 in Witton Gilbert, Durham, England), John Reed (born 1873 in Witton Gilbert, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1875 in Witton Gilbert, Durham, England), Ralph (born 1878 in Witton Gilbert, Durham, England), Mary (born 1879 in Witton Gilbert, Durham, England) and Infant (born 1881 in Witton Gilbert, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother In Law, Mary (born 1820 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England), John's Appren, Robert (born 1862 in Trimdon, Durham, England), John's Appren, Robert (born 1865 in Witton Gilbert, Durham, England), John's Appren, John David (born 1866 in Durham, Durham, England), John's Servant, Catherine (born 1863 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England) and John's Servant, Hannah M (born 1864 in Durham, England).


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John Swainston's household

Male

John

Swainston

Head
Female

Isabella

Swainston

Wife
Female

Annie

Swainston

Daughter
Male

John Reed

Swainston

Son
Male

Thomas

Swainston

Son
Male

Ralph

Swainston

Son
Female

Mary

Swainston

Daughter
Male

Infant

Swainston

Son
Female

Mary

Reed

Mother In Law
Male

Robert

Bewick

Appren
Male

Robert

Nixon

Appren
Male

John David

Walton

Appren
Female

Catherine

Johnson

Servant
Female

Hannah M

Winter

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Swainston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Witton Gilbert, Durham, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Swainston

Head

Married

38

1843

Witton Gilbert, Durham, England

Isabella

Swainston

Wife

Married

32

1849

South Shields, Durham, England

Annie

Swainston

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Witton Gilbert, Durham, England

John Reed

Swainston

Son

Single

8

1873

Witton Gilbert, Durham, England

Thomas

Swainston

Son

Single

6

1875

Witton Gilbert, Durham, England

Ralph

Swainston

Son

Single

3

1878

Witton Gilbert, Durham, England

Mary

Swainston

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Witton Gilbert, Durham, England

Infant

Swainston

Son

Single

0

1881

Witton Gilbert, Durham, England

Mary

Reed

Mother In Law

Married

61

1820

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Robert

Bewick

Appren

Single

19

1862

Trimdon, Durham, England

Robert

Nixon

Appren

Single

16

1865

Witton Gilbert, Durham, England

John David

Walton

Appren

Single

15

1866

Durham, Durham, England

Catherine

Johnson

Servant

Single

18

1863

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Hannah M

Winter

Servant

Single

17

1864

Durham, England

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