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Household of John Swan (born 1829, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Errol, Perthshire, Scotland

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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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Swan, born in 1829 in Errol, Perthshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Swan, born in 1833 in Errol, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Catherine (born 1859 in Errol, Perthshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1871 in Errol, Perthshire, Scotland) and Lizzie (born 1873 in Errol, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister-In-Law, Catherine Pourie, born in 1844 in Errol, Perthshire, Scotland.


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John Swan's household

Male

John

Swan

Head
Female

Margaret

Swan

Wife
Female

Catherine

Swan

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Swan

Daughter
Female

Lizzie

Swan

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Pourie

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Swan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Errol, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Swan

Head

Married

52

1829

Errol, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

Swan

Wife

Married

48

1833

Errol, Perthshire, Scotland

Catherine

Swan

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Errol, Perthshire, Scotland

Maggie

Swan

Daughter

-

10

1871

Errol, Perthshire, Scotland

Lizzie

Swan

Daughter

-

8

1873

Errol, Perthshire, Scotland

Catherine

Pourie

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

37

1844

Errol, Perthshire, Scotland

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