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Household of Lionel Swift (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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.

Lionel Swift and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Lionel Swift, born in 1837 in Widnes, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. Lionel was the head of the household, married to Sarah Swift, born in 1841 in Northwich, Cheshire, England. They had 7 children; Austin (born 1859 in Rainhill, Lancashire, England), James (born 1866 in Rainhill, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1867 in Rainhill, Lancashire, England), Ann E (born 1869 in Rainhill, Lancashire, England), Lionel (born 1873 in Rainhill, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1877 in Rainhill, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1880 in Rainhill, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Lionel's Sister In Law, Ann (born 1832 in Prescot, Lancashire, England) and Lionel's Servant, Ellen (born 1858 in Rainhill, Lancashire, England).


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Lionel Swift's household

Male

Lionel

Swift

Head
Female

Sarah

Swift

Wife
Male

Austin

Swift

Son
Male

James

Swift

Son
Male

Richard

Swift

Son
Female

Ann E

Swift

Daughter
Male

Lionel

Swift

Son
Male

Robert

Swift

Son
Male

John

Swift

Son
Female

Ann

Talbot

Sister In Law
Female

Ellen

Cramer

Servant
First name(s) Lionel
Last name Swift
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Widnes, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Lionel

Swift

Head

Married

44

1837

Widnes, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Swift

Wife

Married

40

1841

Northwich, Cheshire, England

Austin

Swift

Son

Single

22

1859

Rainhill, Lancashire, England

James

Swift

Son

Single

15

1866

Rainhill, Lancashire, England

Richard

Swift

Son

Single

14

1867

Rainhill, Lancashire, England

Ann E

Swift

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Rainhill, Lancashire, England

Lionel

Swift

Son

Single

8

1873

Rainhill, Lancashire, England

Robert

Swift

Son

Single

4

1877

Rainhill, Lancashire, England

John

Swift

Son

Single

1

1880

Rainhill, Lancashire, England

Ann

Talbot

Sister In Law

Widow

49

1832

Prescot, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Cramer

Servant

Single

23

1858

Rainhill, Lancashire, England

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