Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Swarey (born 1829, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, Durham, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Swarey and 7 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Swarey, born in 1829 in Durham, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Swarey, born in 1830 in Burnopfield, Durham, England. They had 5 children; George J (born 1858 in Sunnyside, Durham, England), Joshua (born 1863 in Durham, England), Margaret A (born 1864 in Spennymoor, Durham, England), Hannah (born 1870 in Spennymoor, Durham, England) and Robert E (born 1873 in Mount Pleasant, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, John Best, born in 1824 in Halfway House, Yorkshire, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Swarey's household

Male

John

Swarey

Head
Female

Margaret

Swarey

Wife
Male

George J

Swarey

Son
Male

Joshua

Swarey

Son
Female

Margaret A

Swarey

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Swarey

Daughter
Male

Robert E

Swarey

Son
Male

John

Best

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Swarey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Swarey

Head

Married

52

1829

Durham, England

Margaret

Swarey

Wife

Married

51

1830

Burnopfield, Durham, England

George J

Swarey

Son

Single

23

1858

Sunnyside, Durham, England

Joshua

Swarey

Son

Single

18

1863

Durham, England

Margaret A

Swarey

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Spennymoor, Durham, England

Hannah

Swarey

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Spennymoor, Durham, England

Robert E

Swarey

Son

Single

8

1873

Mount Pleasant, Durham, England

John

Best

Visitor

Single

57

1824

Halfway House, Yorkshire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Swarey in Durham in 1881, and follow the Swarey family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Swarey

We’ve found John Swarey in 35 family trees. Find out more about John Swarey's household and view the Swarey family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census