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Household of John Sword (born 1847, Selkirkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Temple, 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 Sword and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sword, born in 1847 in Ettrick, Selkirkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, They had 5 children; Walter (born 1870 in Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1874 in Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1878 in Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1880 in Temple, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister-In-Law, Mary (born 1839 in Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland) and John's Servant, Margaret (born 1867 in Heriot, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Sword's household

Male

John

Sword

Head
Female

Helen

Sword

Wife
Male

Walter

Sword

Son
Male

James

Sword

Son
Female

Isabella

Sword

Daughter
Male

Robert

Sword

Son
Female

Mary

Sword

Daughter
Female

Mary

Melrose

Sister-In-Law
Female

Margaret

Ramage

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Sword
Relationship Head
Marital status -
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sword

Head

-

34

1847

Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Helen

Sword

Wife

-

34

1847

Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

Walter

Sword

Son

-

11

1870

Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland

James

Sword

Son

-

9

1872

Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Isabella

Sword

Daughter

-

7

1874

Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Robert

Sword

Son

-

3

1878

Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Mary

Sword

Daughter

-

1

1880

Temple, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Melrose

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

42

1839

Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Ramage

Servant

-

14

1867

Heriot, Midlothian, Scotland

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