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Household of Michael Swan (born 1847, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, 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.

Michael Swan and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Michael Swan, born in 1847 in Kettle, Fife, consisted of 9 members. Michael was the head of the household, married to Eliza Swan, born in 1852 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland. They had 2 children; John A (born 1878 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William F (born 1880 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Michael's Sister-In-Law, Margaret A (born 1859 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland), Michael's Brother-In-Law, Harry M (born 1862 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland), Michael's Visitor, Eliza (born 1822 in -), Michael's Servant, Janet (born 1859 in Cameron, Fife, Scotland) and Michael's Servant, Euphemia (born 1861 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland).


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Michael Swan's household

Male

Michael

Swan

Head
Female

Eliza

Swan

Wife
Male

John A

Swan

Son
Male

William F

Swan

Son
Female

Margaret A

Foote

Sister-In-Law
Male

Harry M

Foote

Brother-In-Law
Female

Eliza

Anderson

Visitor
Female

Janet

Terras

Servant
Female

Euphemia

Aitken

Servant
First name(s) Michael
Last name Swan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Kettle, Fife, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Michael

Swan

Head

Married

34

1847

Kettle, Fife, Scotland

Eliza

Swan

Wife

Married

29

1852

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

John A

Swan

Son

-

3

1878

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William F

Swan

Son

-

1

1880

Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret A

Foote

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

22

1859

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Harry M

Foote

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

19

1862

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Eliza

Anderson

Visitor

Unmarried

59

1822

-

Janet

Terras

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Cameron, Fife, Scotland

Euphemia

Aitken

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

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