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Household of John Swan (born 1840, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Swan, born in 1840 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Maggie Swan, born in 1838 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Maggie (born 1862 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1873 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), David (born 1874 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Matthew (born 1880 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Walter (born 1878 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Marion Swan, born in 1860 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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John Swan's household

Male

John

Swan

Head
Female

Maggie

Swan

Wife
Female

Maggie

Swan

Daughter
Male

John

Swan

Son
Female

Isabella

Swan

Daughter
Male

David

Swan

Son
Male

James

Swan

Son
Male

Matthew

Swan

Son
Male

Walter

Swan

Son
Female

Marion

Swan

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Swan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Swan

Head

Married

41

1840

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Maggie

Swan

Wife

Married

43

1838

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Maggie

Swan

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Swan

Son

-

11

1870

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Isabella

Swan

Daughter

-

8

1873

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

David

Swan

Son

-

7

1874

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Swan

Son

-

5

1876

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Matthew

Swan

Son

-

1

1880

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Walter

Swan

Son

-

3

1878

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Marion

Swan

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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