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Household of Malcolm McSwan (born 1833, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burntisland, Fife, 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.

Malcolm McSwan and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Malcolm McSwan, born in 1833 in Dysart, Fife, consisted of 5 members. Malcolm was the head of the household, married to Janet McSwan, born in 1831 in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland. They had 1 child; Malcolm, born 1862 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Malcolm's Nephew, Malcolm (born 1859 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland) and Malcolm's Niece, Maggie (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Malcolm McSwan's household

Male

Malcolm

McSwan

Head
Female

Janet

McSwan

Wife
Male

Malcolm

McSwan

Son
Male

Malcolm

Black

Nephew
Female

Maggie

McDougall

Niece
First name(s) Malcolm
Last name McSwan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Malcolm

McSwan

Head

Married

48

1833

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Janet

McSwan

Wife

Married

50

1831

Aberdour, Fife, Scotland

Malcolm

McSwan

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

Malcolm

Black

Nephew

Unmarried

22

1859

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Maggie

McDougall

Niece

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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