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Household of John Swanson (born 1838, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Swanson, born in 1838 in Wick, Caithness, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Swanson, born in 1842 in Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1868 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Charles (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Davina (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and William (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Swanson's household

Male

John

Swanson

Head
Female

Margaret

Swanson

Wife
Male

John

Swanson

Son
Female

Margaret

Swanson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Swanson

Daughter
Male

Charles

Swanson

Son
Female

Davina

Swanson

Daughter
Male

William

Swanson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Swanson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John

Swanson

Head

Married

43

1838

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Margaret

Swanson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland

John

Swanson

Son

-

13

1868

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Swanson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Swanson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Charles

Swanson

Son

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Davina

Swanson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Swanson

Son

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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