Alexander Johnston
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Household of John Swanston (born 1842, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Walls, Orkney, 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 Swanston and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Swanston, born in 1842 in Walls, Orkney, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Georgina A Swanston, born in 1860 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1872 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland), Alice B (born 1875 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland) and Rosetta J R T (born 1877 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, John Swanson, born in 1862 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland.
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John Swanston's household
John
Swanston
Head
Georgina A
Swanston
Wife
John
Swanston
Son
Alice B
Swanston
Daughter
Rosetta J R T
Swanston
Daughter
John
Swanson
Visitor
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Swanston |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 39 |
| Birth year | 1842 |
| 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 | Swanston | Head | Married | 39 | 1842 | Walls, Orkney, Scotland | |
Georgina A | Swanston | Wife | Married | 21 | 1860 | Walls, Orkney, Scotland | |
John | Swanston | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Walls, Orkney, Scotland | |
Alice B | Swanston | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Walls, Orkney, Scotland | |
Rosetta J R T | Swanston | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Walls, Orkney, Scotland | |
John | Swanson | Visitor | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Walls, Orkney, Scotland |
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