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Household of John Swan (born 1837, Berwickshire)

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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Swan, born in 1837 in Berwickshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Barbara Swan, born in 1848 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1868 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Birtrum (born 1870 in Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1872 in Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1880 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Eliza (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Swan's household

Male

John

Swan

Head
Female

Barbara

Swan

Wife
Male

Thomas

Swan

Son
Female

Birtrum

Swan

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Swan

Daughter
Female

Andrew

Swan

Son
Male

John

Swan

Son
Female

Eliza

Swan

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Swan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Swan

Head

Married

44

1837

Berwickshire, Scotland

Barbara

Swan

Wife

Married

33

1848

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Thomas

Swan

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Birtrum

Swan

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland

Agnes

Swan

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland

Andrew

Swan

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Swan

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Eliza

Swan

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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