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Household of Nicholas Swan (born 1842, Northumberland)

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.

Nicholas Swan and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Nicholas Swan, born in 1842 in Norham, Northumberland, consisted of 6 members. Nicholas was the head of the household, married to Frances A Swan, born in 1834 in Holy Island, Northumberland, England. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1869 in Sunderland, Durham, England), William (born 1874 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Isabella P (born 1878 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Nicholas's Step Daughter, Frances Jane Briggs, born in 1860 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


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Nicholas Swan's household

Male

Nicholas

Swan

Head
Female

Frances A

Swan

Wife
Female

Frances Jane

Briggs

Step Daughter
Male

Thomas

Swan

Son
Male

William

Swan

Son
Female

Isabella P

Swan

Daughter
First name(s) Nicholas
Last name Swan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Norham, Northumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Nicholas

Swan

Head

Married

39

1842

Norham, Northumberland, England

Frances A

Swan

Wife

Married

47

1834

Holy Island, Northumberland, England

Frances Jane

Briggs

Step Daughter

Single

21

1860

Sunderland, Durham, England

Thomas

Swan

Son

Single

12

1869

Sunderland, Durham, England

William

Swan

Son

Single

7

1874

Sunderland, Durham, England

Isabella P

Swan

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sunderland, Durham, England

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