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Household of Peter Swallow (born 1842, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, London,Middlesex, 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.

Peter Swallow and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Swallow, born in 1842 in Braintree, Essex, consisted of 10 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Mary Swallow, born in 1841 in Felsted, Essex, England. They had 5 children; Ernest A (born 1866 in Essex, England), Ada A (born 1867 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Allen A (born 1871 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Katie F (born 1872 in Middlesex, England) and Lilly M (born 1875 in Hoxton, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Orphan, Sam (born 1859 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Peter's Orphan, George (born 1863 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England) and Peter's Orphan, Annie (born 1849 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).


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Peter Swallow's household

Male

Peter

Swallow

Head
Female

Mary

Swallow

Wife
Male

Ernest A

Swallow

Son
Female

Ada A

Swallow

Daughter
Female

Allen A

Swallow

Daughter
Female

Katie F

Swallow

Daughter
Female

Lilly M

Swallow

Daughter
Male

Sam

Chapman

Orphan
Male

George

Chapman

Orphan
Female

Annie

Chapman

Orphan
First name(s) Peter
Last name Swallow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Braintree, Essex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Swallow

Head

Married

39

1842

Braintree, Essex, England

Mary

Swallow

Wife

Married

40

1841

Felsted, Essex, England

Ernest A

Swallow

Son

Single

15

1866

Essex, England

Ada A

Swallow

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Allen A

Swallow

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Islington, Middlesex, England

Katie F

Swallow

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Middlesex, England

Lilly M

Swallow

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Hoxton, Middlesex, England

Sam

Chapman

Orphan

Single

22

1859

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

George

Chapman

Orphan

Single

18

1863

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Annie

Chapman

Orphan

Single

32

1849

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

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