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Household of John Swaney (born 1817, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Swaney, born in 1817 in Orkney, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Swaney, born in 1823 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 2 children; Barbara (born 1846 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland) and John (born 1857 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Granddaughter, Mary Swaney, born in 1876 in Cross, Orkney, Scotland.


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John Swaney's household

Male

John

Swaney

Head
Female

Margaret

Swaney

Wife
Female

Barbara

Swaney

Daughter
Male

John

Swaney

Son
Female

Mary

Swaney

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Swaney
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Swaney

Head

Married

64

1817

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Swaney

Wife

Married

58

1823

Orkney, Scotland

Barbara

Swaney

Daughter

Unmarried

35

1846

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

John

Swaney

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Swaney

Granddaughter

-

5

1876

Cross, Orkney, Scotland

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