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Household of Joseph Swift (born 1848)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, 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 Swift and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Swift, born in 1848 in , consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Margaret Swift, born in 1853 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1875 in Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Mary A (born 1877 in Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1878 in Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland) and Ann (born 1880 in Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Lodger, Bridget McCarty, born in 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Joseph Swift's household

Male

Joseph

Swift

Head
Female

Margaret

Swift

Wife
Male

James

Swift

Son
Female

Mary A

Swift

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Swift

Daughter
Female

Ann

Swift

Daughter
Female

Bridget

McCarty

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Swift
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Swift

Head

Married

33

1848

Ireland

Margaret

Swift

Wife

Married

28

1853

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

James

Swift

Son

-

6

1875

Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Mary A

Swift

Daughter

-

4

1877

Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Swift

Daughter

-

3

1878

Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Ann

Swift

Daughter

-

1

1880

Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Bridget

McCarty

Lodger

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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