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Household of Joseph Swan (born 1849, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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 Swan and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Swan, born in 1849 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Martha Swan, born in 1854 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1872 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Rebecca (born 1879 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, Joseph McHendry, born in 1850 in Ireland.


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Joseph Swan's household

Male

Joseph

Swan

Head
Female

Martha

Swan

Wife
Male

John

Swan

Son
Female

Rebecca

Swan

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Swan

Daughter
Male

Joseph

McHendry

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Swan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Swan

Head

Married

32

1849

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martha

Swan

Wife

Married

27

1854

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Swan

Son

-

9

1872

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Rebecca

Swan

Daughter

-

2

1879

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Swan

Daughter

-

0

1881

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joseph

McHendry

Boarder

Unmarried

31

1850

Ireland

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