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Household of John Swan (born 1855)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in North Leith, Midlothian, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Swan, born in 1855 in , consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Swan, born in 1855 in Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Mary Eleanor, born 1881 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, William (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Robert (born 1861 in England).


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John Swan's household

Male

John

Swan

Head
Female

Jane

Swan

Wife
Female

Mary Eleanor

Swan

Daughter
Male

William

McGreen

Boarder
Male

Robert

Kerr

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Swan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Swan

Head

Married

26

1855

England

Jane

Swan

Wife

Married

26

1855

Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Eleanor

Swan

Daughter

-

0

1881

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

William

McGreen

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Kerr

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

England

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