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Household of John Swoffer (born 1817, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Medway, Kent, 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 Swoffer and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Swoffer, born in 1817 in Faversham, Kent, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; John (born 1849 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England), Mary Ann (born 1850 in Kingsbury, Somerset, England), Selina Jane (born 1873 in Australia), John Edward (born 1875 in Australia), Kate Agnes (born 1876 in Australia) and Catherine (born 1852 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Workman, William (born 1841 in Chatham, Kent, England) and John's Unm, George Thos (born 1859 in Chatham, Kent, England).


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John Swoffer's household

Male

John

Swoffer

Head
Male

John

Swoffer

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Swoffer

Daughter
Female

Selina Jane

Swoffer

Daughter
Male

John Edward

Swoffer

Son
Female

Kate Agnes

Swoffer

Daughter
Male

William

Mansfield

Workman
Female

Catherine

Swoffer

Daughter
Male

George Thos

Swoffer

Unm
First name(s) John
Last name Swoffer
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Faversham, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Swoffer

Head

Widower

64

1817

Faversham, Kent, England

John

Swoffer

Son

Married

32

1849

Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

Mary Ann

Swoffer

Daughter

Married

31

1850

Kingsbury, Somerset, England

Selina Jane

Swoffer

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Australia

John Edward

Swoffer

Son

Single

6

1875

Australia

Kate Agnes

Swoffer

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Australia

William

Mansfield

Workman

Single

40

1841

Chatham, Kent, England

Catherine

Swoffer

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

George Thos

Swoffer

Unm

Single

22

1859

Chatham, Kent, England

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