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Household of John Swan (born 1833, Midlothian)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Swan, born in 1833 in Inveresk, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Swan, born in 1836 in Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; Robert (born 1863 in Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1865 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), David (born 1868 in -), Elizabeth (born 1870 in -), William (born 1875 in -) and Catherine (born 1879 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Step Son, Robert Pryde, born in 1874 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.


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John Swan's household

Male

John

Swan

Head
Female

Mary

Swan

Wife
Male

Robert

Swan

Son
Male

Thomas

Swan

Son
Male

David

Swan

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Swan

Daughter
Male

Robert

Pryde

Step Son
Male

William

Swan

Son
Female

Catherine

Swan

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Swan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Swan

Head

Married

48

1833

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Swan

Wife

Married

45

1836

Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Swan

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Swan

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

David

Swan

Son

-

13

1868

-

Elizabeth

Swan

Daughter

-

11

1870

-

Robert

Pryde

Step Son

-

7

1874

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

William

Swan

Son

-

6

1875

-

Catherine

Swan

Daughter

-

2

1879

Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

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