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Household of John Swyt (born 1842, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Swyt and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Swyt, born in 1842 in Derbyshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Martha Swyt, born in 1844 in Wath, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Annie, born 1868 in Wath, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Martha (born 1805 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), John's Lodger, George (born 1856 in Swinton, Yorkshire, England), John's Lodger, Martin (born 1856 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England) and John's Lodger, William (born 1841 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England).


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John Swyt's household

Male

John

Swyt

Head
Female

Martha

Swyt

Wife
Female

Annie

Swyt

Daughter
Female

Martha

Birks

Mother
Male

George

Levitt

Lodger
Male

Martin

Hall

Lodger
Male

William

Dale

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Swyt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Derbyshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Swyt

Head

Married

39

1842

Derbyshire, England

Martha

Swyt

Wife

Married

37

1844

Wath, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Swyt

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Wath, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Birks

Mother

Widow

76

1805

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

George

Levitt

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Swinton, Yorkshire, England

Martin

Hall

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

William

Dale

Lodger

Single

40

1841

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

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