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Household of John William Swann (born 1840, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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 William Swann and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John William Swann, born in 1840 in Lambeth, Surrey, consisted of 8 members. John William was the head of the household, married to Maria Swann, born in 1843 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Frank William (born 1870 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Percival (born 1876 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Catherine Maria (born 1878 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Helen (born 1880 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and John Arthur (born 1881 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John William's Servant, Sophia Burnham, born in 1863 in Garsington, Oxfordshire, England.


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John William Swann's household

Male

John William

Swann

Head
Female

Maria

Swann

Wife
Male

Frank William

Swann

Son
Male

Percival

Swann

Son
Female

Catherine Maria

Swann

Daughter
Female

Helen

Swann

Daughter
Male

John Arthur

Swann

Son
Female

Sophia

Burnham

Servant
First name(s) John William
Last name Swann
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Lambeth, Surrey, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John William

Swann

Head

Married

41

1840

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Maria

Swann

Wife

Married

38

1843

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

Frank William

Swann

Son

Single

11

1870

Islington, Middlesex, England

Percival

Swann

Son

Single

5

1876

Islington, Middlesex, England

Catherine Maria

Swann

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Islington, Middlesex, England

Helen

Swann

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Islington, Middlesex, England

John Arthur

Swann

Son

Single

0

1881

Islington, Middlesex, England

Sophia

Burnham

Servant

Single

18

1863

Garsington, Oxfordshire, England

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