Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Swan (born 1835, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Swan, born in 1835 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Hannah Swan, born in 1835 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; John S (born 1868 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England), Richard G (born 1870 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph M (born 1872 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Cousin, William (born 1821 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England) and John's Servant, A G (born 1863 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Swan's household

Male

John

Swan

Head
Female

Mary Hannah

Swan

Wife
Male

John S

Swan

Son
Male

Richard G

Swan

Son
Male

Joseph M

Swan

Son
Male

William

Swan

Cousin
Female

A G

Goodyear

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Swan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Swan

Head

Married

46

1835

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Mary Hannah

Swan

Wife

Married

46

1835

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

John S

Swan

Son

Single

13

1868

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Richard G

Swan

Son

Single

11

1870

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Joseph M

Swan

Son

Single

9

1872

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

William

Swan

Cousin

Single

60

1821

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

A G

Goodyear

Servant

Single

18

1863

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Swan in Sunderland in 1881, and follow the Swan family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Swan

We’ve found John Swan in 368 family trees. Find out more about John Swan's household and view the Swan family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census