George Macdonald
Born 1855
Start a free trial to view
Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time
Household of John Swanson (born 1832, Caithness)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland
More informationkeyboard_arrow_down
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 8 other people are on this record
More informationkeyboard_arrow_down
In the 1881 Census, the household of John Swanson, born in 1832 in Thurso, Caithness, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Swanson, born in 1832 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1861 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Johan (born 1866 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Christina (born 1868 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Margaret (born 1872 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1874 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister, Annie Swanson, born in 1834 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland.
Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time
John Swanson's household
John
Swanson
Head
Janet
Swanson
Wife
William
Swanson
Son
Johan
Swanson
Daughter
Christina
Swanson
Daughter
John
Swanson
Son
Margaret
Swanson
Daughter
Isabella
Swanson
Daughter
Annie
Swanson
Sister
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Swanson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 49 |
| Birth year | 1832 |
| Birth place | Thurso, Caithness, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Swanson | Head | Married | 49 | 1832 | Thurso, Caithness, Scotland | |
Janet | Swanson | Wife | Married | 49 | 1832 | Wick, Caithness, Scotland | |
William | Swanson | Son | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Thurso, Caithness, Scotland | |
Johan | Swanson | Daughter | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Thurso, Caithness, Scotland | |
Christina | Swanson | Daughter | - | 13 | 1868 | Thurso, Caithness, Scotland | |
John | Swanson | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Thurso, Caithness, Scotland | |
Margaret | Swanson | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Thurso, Caithness, Scotland | |
Isabella | Swanson | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Thurso, Caithness, Scotland | |
Annie | Swanson | Sister | Unmarried | 47 | 1834 | Thurso, Caithness, Scotland |
Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections
Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Swanson in Thurso in 1881, and follow the Swanson family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.
We've found family trees for John Swanson
We’ve found John Swanson in 87 family trees. Find out more about John Swanson's household and view the Swanson family in family trees created by Findmypast members.
Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census
These might have been neighbours of John Swanson, recorded on nearby pages of the 1881 Census.