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Household of Margaret Swift (born 1838, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.
Margaret Swift and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Margaret Swift, born in 1838 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Margaret was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Ellen (born 1863 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1865 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1869 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and George (born 1875 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Margaret's Boarder, William (born 1841 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Margaret's Lodger, Elizabeth (born 1856 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Margaret's Daughter Lodgers, Eliza (born 1879 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
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Margaret Swift's household
Margaret
Swift
Head
Ellen
Swift
Daughter
Joseph
Swift
Son
Sarah
Swift
Daughter
George
Swift
Son
William
Smith
Boarder
Elizabeth
Harrison
Lodger
Eliza
Harrison
Daughter Lodgers
| First name(s) | Margaret |
| Last name | Swift |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widow |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Wigan, Lancashire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Margaret | Swift | Head | Widow | 43 | 1838 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Ellen | Swift | Daughter | Single | 18 | 1863 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Joseph | Swift | Son | Single | 16 | 1865 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Sarah | Swift | Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
George | Swift | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
William | Smith | Boarder | - | 40 | 1841 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Elizabeth | Harrison | Lodger | Single | 25 | 1856 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Eliza | Harrison | Daughter Lodgers | Single | 2 | 1879 | Wigan, Lancashire, England |
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