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Household of John Swaney (born 1834, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sanday, Orkney, 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 Swaney and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Swaney, born in 1834 in Orkney, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Swaney, born in 1834 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland. They had 5 children; Ann (born 1867 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland), Jessie (born 1871 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland), Lilly (born 1871 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland), Margaret (born 1875 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland) and John (born 1877 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland).


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John Swaney's household

Male

John

Swaney

Head
Female

Margaret

Swaney

Wife
Female

Ann

Swaney

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Swaney

Daughter
Female

Lilly

Swaney

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Swaney

Daughter
Male

John

Swaney

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Swaney
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Swaney

Head

Married

47

1834

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Swaney

Wife

Married

47

1834

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

Ann

Swaney

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

Jessie

Swaney

Daughter

-

10

1871

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

Lilly

Swaney

Daughter

-

10

1871

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Swaney

Daughter

-

6

1875

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

John

Swaney

Son

-

4

1877

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

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