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Household of John Swift (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, Lancashire, England

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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 Swift and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Swift, born in 1847 in Parr, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Swift, born in 1836 in Whiston, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1864 in Parr, Lancashire, England) and Edward (born 1876 in Parr, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Daughter, Olive (born 1861 in Parr, Lancashire, England), John's Boarder, Thomas H (born 1857 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and John's Boarder, Thomas (born 1863 in Parr, Lancashire, England).


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John Swift's household

Male

John

Swift

Head
Female

Margaret

Swift

Wife
Female

Olive

Swift

Step Daughter
Male

William

Swift

Son
Male

Edward

Swift

Son
Male

Thomas H

Rylance

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Parr

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Swift
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Parr, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Swift

Head

Married

34

1847

Parr, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Swift

Wife

Married

45

1836

Whiston, Lancashire, England

Olive

Swift

Step Daughter

Single

20

1861

Parr, Lancashire, England

William

Swift

Son

Single

17

1864

Parr, Lancashire, England

Edward

Swift

Son

Single

5

1876

Parr, Lancashire, England

Thomas H

Rylance

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Parr

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Parr, Lancashire, England

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