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Household of John Swales (born 1825, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hunslet, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Swales and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Swales, born in 1825 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Swales, born in 1825 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Clara (born 1856 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1861 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Samuel (born 1863 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), David (born 1865 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Mary (born 1871 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Hannah Stonehouse, born in 1860 in Hartlepool, Durham, England.


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John Swales's household

Male

John

Swales

Head
Female

Sarah A

Swales

Wife
Female

Clara

Swales

Daughter
Male

John

Swales

Son
Male

Samuel

Swales

Son
Male

David

Swales

Son
Female

Mary

Swales

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Stonehouse

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Swales
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Swales

Head

Married

56

1825

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Swales

Wife

Married

56

1825

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Clara

Swales

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

John

Swales

Son

Single

20

1861

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Swales

Son

Single

18

1863

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

David

Swales

Son

Single

16

1865

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Swales

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Stonehouse

Servant

Single

21

1860

Hartlepool, Durham, England

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