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Household of John Swann (born 1836, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, Lancashire, England

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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 Swann and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Swann, born in 1836 in Houghton Green, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Swann, born in 1840 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1863 in Duckenfield, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1869 in Duckenfield, Lancashire, England) and Margaret Alice (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Joseph (born 1850 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John's Boarder, James (born 1858 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and John's Boarder, George W (born 1863 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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John Swann's household

Male

John

Swann

Head
Female

Margaret

Swann

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Swann

Daughter
Female

Mary

Swann

Daughter
Female

Margaret Alice

Swann

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Mc Guiness

Boarder
Male

James

Bell

Boarder
Male

George W

Bell

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Swann
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Houghton Green, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Swann

Head

Married

45

1836

Houghton Green, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Swann

Wife

Married

41

1840

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Swann

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Duckenfield, Lancashire, England

Mary

Swann

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Duckenfield, Lancashire, England

Margaret Alice

Swann

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Mc Guiness

Boarder

Single

31

1850

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James

Bell

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Manchester, Lancashire, England

George W

Bell

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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