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Household of Josiah Swan (born 1855, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Saffron Walden, Essex, 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.

Josiah Swan and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Swan, born in 1855 in Saffron Walden, Essex, consisted of 6 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Harriett Swan, born in 1856 in Great Chesterford, Essex, England. They had 3 children; Edith R (born 1878 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England), Aubrey L (born 1879 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England) and Gertrude E (born 1880 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Josiah's Sister, Ada Lilley, born in 1867 in Great Chesterford, Essex, England.


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Josiah Swan's household

Male

Josiah

Swan

Head
Female

Harriett

Swan

Wife
Female

Edith R

Swan

Daughter
Male

Aubrey L

Swan

Son
Female

Gertrude E

Swan

Daughter
Female

Ada

Lilley

Sister
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Swan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Saffron Walden, Essex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Swan

Head

Married

26

1855

Saffron Walden, Essex, England

Harriett

Swan

Wife

Married

25

1856

Great Chesterford, Essex, England

Edith R

Swan

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Saffron Walden, Essex, England

Aubrey L

Swan

Son

Single

2

1879

Saffron Walden, Essex, England

Gertrude E

Swan

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Saffron Walden, Essex, England

Ada

Lilley

Sister

Single

14

1867

Great Chesterford, Essex, England

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