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Household of John Swinton (born 1826, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 Swinton and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Swinton, born in 1826 in Leven, Fife, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Swinton, born in 1836 in Leven, Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1859 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Annie (born 1861 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), David (born 1867 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1869 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1871 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland) and Ralph (born 1873 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Son, James (born 1862 in Leven, Fife, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Lutit (born 1860 in Leven, Fife, Scotland).


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John Swinton's household

Male

John

Swinton

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Swinton

Wife
Male

William

Swinton

Son
Female

Annie

Swinton

Daughter
Male

James

Ogilvie

Step Son
Male

David

Swinton

Son
Female

Margaret

Swinton

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Swinton

Son
Male

Ralph

Swinton

Son
Male

Lutit

Swinton

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Swinton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Leven, Fife, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Swinton

Head

Married

55

1826

Leven, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Swinton

Wife

Married

45

1836

Leven, Fife, Scotland

William

Swinton

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Annie

Swinton

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Ogilvie

Step Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Leven, Fife, Scotland

David

Swinton

Son

-

14

1867

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Swinton

Daughter

-

12

1869

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Swinton

Son

-

10

1871

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Ralph

Swinton

Son

-

8

1873

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Lutit

Swinton

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Leven, Fife, Scotland

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