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Household of John Sword (born 1848, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Sword and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sword, born in 1848 in Methven, Perthshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Sword, born in 1850 in Kinnell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Mary Ann (born 1879 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Sword's household

Male

John

Sword

Head
Female

Jessie

Sword

Wife
Male

William

Sword

Son
Male

John

Sword

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Sword

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Sword
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Methven, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sword

Head

Married

33

1848

Methven, Perthshire, Scotland

Jessie

Sword

Wife

Married

31

1850

Kinnell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Sword

Son

-

6

1875

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Sword

Son

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary Ann

Sword

Daughter

-

2

1879

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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