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Household of John Swanston (born 1816, Caithness)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, Lanarkshire, 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 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Swanston, born in 1816 in Dunnet, Caithness, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Charlotte Swanston, born in 1821 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland. They had 1 child; Elizabeth, born 1855 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Nephew, Samuel (born 1851 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland) and John's Nephew, Robert S (born 1858 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland).
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John Swanston's household
John
Swanston
Head
Charlotte
Swanston
Wife
Elizabeth
Swanston
Daughter
Samuel
Nicolson
Nephew
Robert S
Nicolson
Nephew
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Swanston |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 65 |
| Birth year | 1816 |
| Birth place | Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Swanston | Head | Married | 65 | 1816 | Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland | |
Charlotte | Swanston | Wife | Married | 60 | 1821 | Walls, Orkney, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Swanston | Daughter | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Samuel | Nicolson | Nephew | Unmarried | 30 | 1851 | Walls, Orkney, Scotland | |
Robert S | Nicolson | Nephew | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Walls, Orkney, Scotland |
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