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Household of Joseph Swain (born 1856, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Maidstone, 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 Swain and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Swain, born in 1856 in Maidstone, Kent, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Ellen Swain, born in 1857 in Maidstone, Kent, England. They had 2 children; W George (born 1878 in Maidstone, Kent, England) and H Joseph (born 1880 in Maidstone, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Mother, Harriet (born 1817 in Maidstone, Kent, England) and Joseph's Niece, Elizabeth (born 1875 in Maidstone, Kent, England).


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Joseph Swain's household

Male

Joseph

Swain

Head
Female

Ellen

Swain

Wife
Male

W George

Swain

Son
Male

H Joseph

Swain

Son
Female

Harriet

Swain

Mother
Female

Elizabeth

Swain

Niece
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Swain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Maidstone, Kent, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Swain

Head

Married

25

1856

Maidstone, Kent, England

Ellen

Swain

Wife

Married

24

1857

Maidstone, Kent, England

W George

Swain

Son

Single

3

1878

Maidstone, Kent, England

H Joseph

Swain

Son

Single

1

1880

Maidstone, Kent, England

Harriet

Swain

Mother

Widow

64

1817

Maidstone, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Swain

Niece

Single

6

1875

Maidstone, Kent, England

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