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Household of Joseph E Swift (born 1855, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gravesend, 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.

Joseph E Swift and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph E Swift, born in 1855 in Gravesend, Kent, consisted of 6 members. Joseph E was the head of the household, married to Emma A Swift, born in 1854 in Orsett, Essex, England. They had 3 children; Emma L (born 1878 in Milton, Kent, England), Elizabeth L (born 1878 in Milton, Kent, England) and Joseph E (born 1880 in Milton, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph E's Lodger, Samuel Roper, born in 1861 in Essex, England.


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Joseph E Swift's household

Male

Joseph E

Swift

Head
Female

Emma A

Swift

Wife
Female

Emma L

Swift

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth L

Swift

Daughter
Male

Joseph E

Swift

Son
Male

Samuel

Roper

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph E
Last name Swift
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Gravesend, Kent, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph E

Swift

Head

Married

26

1855

Gravesend, Kent, England

Emma A

Swift

Wife

Married

27

1854

Orsett, Essex, England

Emma L

Swift

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Milton, Kent, England

Elizabeth L

Swift

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Milton, Kent, England

Joseph E

Swift

Son

Single

1

1880

Milton, Kent, England

Samuel

Roper

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Essex, England

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