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Household of John Swift (born 1846, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Swift, born in 1846 in Formby, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary E Swift, born in 1855 in Formby, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1873 in Formby, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1875 in Formby, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1877 in Formby, Lancashire, England), Alfred (born 1879 in Formby, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1881 in Formby, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Patt Mc Dermot, born in 1862 in Ireland.


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John Swift's household

Male

John

Swift

Head
Female

Mary E

Swift

Wife
Male

John

Swift

Son
Male

Thomas

Swift

Son
Male

Robert

Swift

Son
Male

Alfred

Swift

Son
Male

Joseph

Swift

Son
Male

Patt

Mc Dermot

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Swift
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Formby, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Swift

Head

Married

35

1846

Formby, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Swift

Wife

Married

26

1855

Formby, Lancashire, England

John

Swift

Son

Single

8

1873

Formby, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Swift

Son

Single

6

1875

Formby, Lancashire, England

Robert

Swift

Son

Single

4

1877

Formby, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Swift

Son

Single

2

1879

Formby, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Swift

Son

Single

0

1881

Formby, Lancashire, England

Patt

Mc Dermot

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Ireland

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