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Household of John Swanson (born 1835, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wick, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Swanson, born in 1835 in Wick, Caithness, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Annie Swanson, born in 1838 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland. They had 6 children; Williamina (born 1861 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), James (born 1864 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Charles (born 1866 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), William (born 1870 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Robert (born 1874 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland) and Sinclair (born 1879 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Grandchild, Dondina (born 1881 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland) and John's Servant, James (born 1863 in -).


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John Swanson's household

Male

John

Swanson

Head
Female

Annie

Swanson

Wife
Female

Williamina

Swanson

Daughter
Male

James

Swanson

Son
Male

Charles

Swanson

Son
Male

William

Swanson

Son
Male

Robert

Swanson

Son
Male

Sinclair

Swanson

Son
Female

Dondina

Reach

Grandchild
Male

James

Forbes

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Swanson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Swanson

Head

Married

46

1835

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Annie

Swanson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Williamina

Swanson

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

James

Swanson

Son

-

17

1864

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Charles

Swanson

Son

-

15

1866

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

William

Swanson

Son

-

11

1870

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Robert

Swanson

Son

-

7

1874

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Sinclair

Swanson

Son

-

2

1879

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Dondina

Reach

Grandchild

-

0

1881

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

James

Forbes

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

-

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