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Household of John Swinney (born 1834)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, 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 Swinney and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Swinney, born in 1834 in , consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Swinney, born in 1839 in Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England. They had 7 children; Eliza (born 1859 in Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England), Janet (born 1863 in Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England), Margaret J (born 1872 in Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England), Frederick W (born 1873 in Morpeth, Northumberland, England), Bertram H (born 1875 in Morpeth, Northumberland, England), Lionel M (born 1876 in Morpeth, Northumberland, England) and Eliza M (born 1881 in Blaydon, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother In Law, Eliza (born 1815 in Scotland) and John's Visitor, Sarah (born 1863 in Gateshead, Durham, England).


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John Swinney's household

Male

John

Swinney

Head
Female

Sarah

Swinney

Wife
Female

Eliza

Swinney

Daughter
Female

Janet

Swinney

Daughter
Female

Margaret J

Swinney

Daughter
Male

Frederick W

Swinney

Son
Male

Bertram H

Swinney

Son
Male

Lionel M

Swinney

Son
Female

Eliza M

Swinney

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Thompson

Mother In Law
Female

Sarah

Harrison

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Swinney
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Swinney

Head

Married

47

1834

Scotland

Sarah

Swinney

Wife

Married

42

1839

Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England

Eliza

Swinney

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England

Janet

Swinney

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England

Margaret J

Swinney

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England

Frederick W

Swinney

Son

Single

8

1873

Morpeth, Northumberland, England

Bertram H

Swinney

Son

Single

6

1875

Morpeth, Northumberland, England

Lionel M

Swinney

Son

Single

5

1876

Morpeth, Northumberland, England

Eliza M

Swinney

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Blaydon, Durham, England

Eliza

Thompson

Mother In Law

Widow

66

1815

Scotland

Sarah

Harrison

Visitor

Single

18

1863

Gateshead, Durham, England

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