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Household of John Swales (born 1845, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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 Swales and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Swales, born in 1845 in Sleights, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Swales, born in 1851 in Rainton, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Mary E (born 1876 in Sunderland, Durham, England), William P (born 1877 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Blanche (born 1878 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Norman (born 1881 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Mary Cullen, born in 1851 in Northumberland, England.


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John Swales's household

Male

John

Swales

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Swales

Wife
Female

Mary E

Swales

Daughter
Male

William P

Swales

Son
Female

Blanche

Swales

Daughter
Male

Norman

Swales

Son
Female

Mary

Cullen

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Swales
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Sleights, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Swales

Head

Married

36

1845

Sleights, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Swales

Wife

Married

30

1851

Rainton, Durham, England

Mary E

Swales

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sunderland, Durham, England

William P

Swales

Son

Single

4

1877

Sunderland, Durham, England

Blanche

Swales

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sunderland, Durham, England

Norman

Swales

Son

Single

0

1881

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary

Cullen

Visitor

Single

30

1851

Northumberland, England

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