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Household of Luke Swift (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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.

Luke Swift and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Luke Swift, born in 1846 in Failsworth, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Luke was the head of the household, married to Patience Swift, born in 1848 in Chadderton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Mary Ann (born 1871 in Failsworth, Lancashire, England), Luke (born 1874 in Failsworth, Lancashire, England), Leah (born 1876 in Failsworth, Lancashire, England) and Eva (born 1879 in Failsworth, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Luke's Boarder, Joseph (born 1858 in Chadderton, Lancashire, England) and Luke's Boarder, William (born 1858 in Failsworth, Lancashire, England).


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Luke Swift's household

Male

Luke

Swift

Head
Female

Patience

Swift

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Swift

Daughter
Male

Luke

Swift

Son
Female

Leah

Swift

Daughter
Female

Eva

Swift

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Smethhurst

Boarder
Male

William

Swift

Boarder
First name(s) Luke
Last name Swift
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Failsworth, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Luke

Swift

Head

Married

35

1846

Failsworth, Lancashire, England

Patience

Swift

Wife

Married

33

1848

Chadderton, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Swift

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Failsworth, Lancashire, England

Luke

Swift

Son

Single

7

1874

Failsworth, Lancashire, England

Leah

Swift

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Failsworth, Lancashire, England

Eva

Swift

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Failsworth, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Smethhurst

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Chadderton, Lancashire, England

William

Swift

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Failsworth, Lancashire, England

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