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Household of John Swan (born 1823, Durham)

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 Swan and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Swan, born in 1823 in Hebburn, Durham, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Betsy Swan, born in 1831 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 5 children; Mary E (born 1858 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1860 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Alice (born 1865 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Thomas E (born 1867 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Robert R (born 1871 in Sunderland, Durham, England). They had 1 grandchild; James W, born 1877 in Sunderland, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Nephew, Thomas Nowall, born in 1856 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


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John Swan's household

Male

John

Swan

Head
Female

Betsy

Swan

Wife
Female

Mary E

Swan

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Swan

Daughter
Female

Alice

Swan

Daughter
Male

Thomas E

Swan

Son
Male

Robert R

Swan

Son
Male

James W

Swan

Grand Son
Male

Thomas

Nowall

Nephew
First name(s) John
Last name Swan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Hebburn, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Swan

Head

Married

58

1823

Hebburn, Durham, England

Betsy

Swan

Wife

Married

50

1831

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary E

Swan

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Sunderland, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Swan

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Sunderland, Durham, England

Alice

Swan

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Sunderland, Durham, England

Thomas E

Swan

Son

Single

14

1867

Sunderland, Durham, England

Robert R

Swan

Son

Single

10

1871

Sunderland, Durham, England

James W

Swan

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Sunderland, Durham, England

Thomas

Nowall

Nephew

Single

25

1856

Sunderland, Durham, England

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