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Household of John Swanson (born 1851, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Deer or Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, 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 1851 in Walls, Orkney, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Swanson, born in 1856 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Helen (born 1872 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George (born 1876 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Henry (born 1878 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Swanson's household

Male

John

Swanson

Head
Female

Ann

Swanson

Wife
Female

Helen

Swanson

Daughter
Male

George

Swanson

Son
Male

Henry

Swanson

Son
Male

William

Swanson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Swanson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Walls, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Swanson

Head

Married

30

1851

Walls, Orkney, Scotland

Ann

Swanson

Wife

Married

25

1856

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Swanson

Daughter

-

9

1872

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Swanson

Son

-

5

1876

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Henry

Swanson

Son

-

3

1878

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Swanson

Son

-

1

1880

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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