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Household of Joseph Swales (born 1832, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holbeck, 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.

Joseph Swales and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Swales, born in 1832 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Swales, born in 1833 in Ingleton, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Mary Jane (born 1854 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Emley (born 1860 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Hannah (born 1870 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, William Thompson, born in 1860 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.


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Joseph Swales's household

Male

Joseph

Swales

Head
Female

Mary

Swales

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Swales

Daughter
Female

Emley

Swales

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Swales

Daughter
Male

William

Thompson

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Swales
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Swales

Head

Married

49

1832

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Swales

Wife

Married

48

1833

Ingleton, Yorkshire, England

Mary Jane

Swales

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Emley

Swales

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Swales

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

William

Thompson

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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