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Household of John Swan (born 1832, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Columb, Cornwall, 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 Swan and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Swan, born in 1832 in Cornwall, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Jane Swan, born in 1831 in Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, Wales. They had 4 children; James H W (born 1862 in St Cleer, Cornwall, England), Theodosia A D (born 1867 in St Cleer, Cornwall, England), Mary A (born 1869 in Cornwall, England) and Elizabeth G D (born 1872 in Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother In Law, Theodosia (born 1806 in Devon, England), John's Servant, Isabella (born 1864 in St Merryn, Cornwall, England), John's Servant, William (born 1861 in St Eval, Cornwall, England) and John's Servant, John (born 1863 in Cornwall, England).


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John Swan's household

Male

John

Swan

Head
Female

Elizabeth Jane

Swan

Wife
Male

James H W

Swan

Son
Female

Theodosia A D

Swan

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Swan

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth G D

Swan

Daughter
Female

Theodosia

Williams

Mother In Law
Female

Isabella

Martyn

Servant
Male

William

Eplett

Servant
Male

John

Leverton

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Swan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Cornwall, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Swan

Head

Married

49

1832

Cornwall, England

Elizabeth Jane

Swan

Wife

Married

50

1831

Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, Wales

James H W

Swan

Son

Single

19

1862

St Cleer, Cornwall, England

Theodosia A D

Swan

Daughter

Single

14

1867

St Cleer, Cornwall, England

Mary A

Swan

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Cornwall, England

Elizabeth G D

Swan

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Cornwall, England

Theodosia

Williams

Mother In Law

Widow

75

1806

Devon, England

Isabella

Martyn

Servant

Single

17

1864

St Merryn, Cornwall, England

William

Eplett

Servant

Single

20

1861

St Eval, Cornwall, England

John

Leverton

Servant

Single

18

1863

Cornwall, England

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