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Household of John Swanson (born 1826, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunnet, Caithness, 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 Swanson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Swanson, born in 1826 in Dunnet, Caithness, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Swanson, born in 1829 in Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland. They had 2 children; Johan (born 1870 in Reay, Caithness, Scotland) and David (born 1874 in Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Father-In-Law, William (born 1801 in Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland) and John's Mother-In-Law, Ann (born 1795 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland).


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John Swanson's household

Male

John

Swanson

Head
Female

Janet

Swanson

Wife
Male

William

Cormick

Father-In-Law
Female

Ann

Cormick

Mother-In-Law
Female

Johan

Swanson

Daughter
Male

David

Swanson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Swanson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Swanson

Head

Married

55

1826

Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

Janet

Swanson

Wife

Married

52

1829

Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

William

Cormick

Father-In-Law

Married

80

1801

Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

Ann

Cormick

Mother-In-Law

Married

86

1795

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Johan

Swanson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Reay, Caithness, Scotland

David

Swanson

Son

-

7

1874

Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

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