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Household of Joseph Swift (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, 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 Swift and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Swift, born in 1845 in Sefton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Swift, born in 1844 in Thornton, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1866 in Sefton, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1870 in Sefton, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1873 in Crosby, Lancashire, England), Frances (born 1877 in Orrell, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth Susan (born 1879 in Orrell, Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1880 in Orrell, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Swift's household

Male

Joseph

Swift

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Swift

Wife
Female

Mary

Swift

Daughter
Male

Richard

Swift

Son
Male

Joseph

Swift

Son
Female

Frances

Swift

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Susan

Swift

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Swift

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Swift
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Sefton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Swift

Head

Married

36

1845

Sefton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Swift

Wife

Married

37

1844

Thornton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Swift

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Sefton, Lancashire, England

Richard

Swift

Son

Single

11

1870

Sefton, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Swift

Son

Single

8

1873

Crosby, Lancashire, England

Frances

Swift

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Orrell, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Susan

Swift

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Orrell, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Swift

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Orrell, Lancashire, England

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