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Household of Matthew R Swan (born 1843, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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.

Matthew R Swan and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew R Swan, born in 1843 in Fulwell, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Matthew R was the head of the household, married to Emma Swan, born in 1842 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 5 children; Matthew J (born 1865 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Emma J (born 1872 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Ann E (born 1875 in Fulwell, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1878 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and George (born 1879 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew R's Servant, Elizabeth A Pears, born in 1859 in Scotland.


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Matthew R Swan's household

Male

Matthew R

Swan

Head
Female

Emma

Swan

Wife
Male

Matthew J

Swan

Son
Female

Emma J

Swan

Daughter
Female

Ann E

Swan

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Swan

Son
Male

George

Swan

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Pears

Servant
First name(s) Matthew R
Last name Swan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Fulwell, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew R

Swan

Head

Married

38

1843

Fulwell, Durham, England

Emma

Swan

Wife

Married

39

1842

Sunderland, Durham, England

Matthew J

Swan

Son

Single

16

1865

Sunderland, Durham, England

Emma J

Swan

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sunderland, Durham, England

Ann E

Swan

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Fulwell, Durham, England

Thomas

Swan

Son

Single

3

1878

Sunderland, Durham, England

George

Swan

Son

Single

2

1879

Sunderland, Durham, England

Elizabeth A

Pears

Servant

Single

22

1859

Scotland

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