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Household of Peter Swan (born 1850, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

Peter Swan and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Swan, born in 1850 in Cupar, Fife, consisted of 6 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Margaret Swan, born in 1857 in Newburgh, Fife, Scotland. They had 2 children; Peter (born 1878 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and George Dickie (born 1880 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Boarder, Jessie (born 1801 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Peter's Boarder, Jessie (born 1869 in Ireland).


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Peter Swan's household

Male

Peter

Swan

Head
Female

Margaret

Swan

Wife
Male

Peter

Swan

Son
Male

George Dickie

Swan

Son
Female

Jessie

Anderson

Boarder
Female

Jessie

Talbart

Boarder
First name(s) Peter
Last name Swan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Swan

Head

Married

31

1850

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Swan

Wife

Married

24

1857

Newburgh, Fife, Scotland

Peter

Swan

Son

-

3

1878

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George Dickie

Swan

Son

-

1

1880

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Anderson

Boarder

Unmarried

80

1801

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Talbart

Boarder

-

12

1869

Ireland

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