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Household of Joseph Swift (born 1854, Yorkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Swift, born in 1854 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Rosetta Swift, born in 1853 in Heaton, Suffolk, England. They had 3 children; Anne M (born 1875 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), George K (born 1877 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph E (born 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Servant, Mary J (born 1861 in Warwick, Warwickshire, England), Joseph's Boarder, William (born 1855 in Ireland) and Joseph's Boarder, Jeremiah W (born 1859 in Ireland).


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Joseph Swift's household

Male

Joseph

Swift

Head
Female

Rosetta

Swift

Wife
Female

Anne M

Swift

Daughter
Male

George K

Swift

Son
Male

Joseph E

Swift

Son
Female

Mary J

Cook

Servant
Male

William

Riorden

Boarder
Male

Jeremiah W

O Leoary

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Swift
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Swift

Head

Married

27

1854

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Rosetta

Swift

Wife

Married

28

1853

Heaton, Suffolk, England

Anne M

Swift

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

George K

Swift

Son

Single

4

1877

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Joseph E

Swift

Son

Single

1

1880

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary J

Cook

Servant

Single

20

1861

Warwick, Warwickshire, England

William

Riorden

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Ireland

Jeremiah W

O Leoary

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Ireland

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