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Household of John Swan (born 1818, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cameron, Fife, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Swan, born in 1818 in Kingsbarns, Fife, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Swan, born in 1829 in Leuchars, Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1862 in Cameron, Fife, Scotland), Agnes (born 1865 in Cameron, Fife, Scotland), Andrew (born 1867 in Cameron, Fife, Scotland), Robert (born 1869 in Cameron, Fife, Scotland), Hugh (born 1872 in Cameron, Fife, Scotland) and Ann (born 1874 in Cameron, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, James Donaldson, born in 1862 in Cameron, Fife, Scotland.


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John Swan's household

Male

John

Swan

Head
Female

Margaret

Swan

Wife
Female

Margaret

Swan

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Swan

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Swan

Son
Male

Robert

Swan

Son
Male

Hugh

Swan

Son
Female

Ann

Swan

Daughter
Male

James

Donaldson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Swan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Swan

Head

Married

63

1818

Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Swan

Wife

Married

52

1829

Leuchars, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Swan

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Cameron, Fife, Scotland

Agnes

Swan

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Cameron, Fife, Scotland

Andrew

Swan

Son

-

14

1867

Cameron, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Swan

Son

-

12

1869

Cameron, Fife, Scotland

Hugh

Swan

Son

-

9

1872

Cameron, Fife, Scotland

Ann

Swan

Daughter

-

7

1874

Cameron, Fife, Scotland

James

Donaldson

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Cameron, Fife, Scotland

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