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Household of Peter Swannie (born 1827, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Ronaldshay & Burray, Orkney, 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 Swannie and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Swannie, born in 1827 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, consisted of 10 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Betsy L Swannie, born in 1832 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland. They had 8 children; Peter (born 1857 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1859 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), Catherine T (born 1862 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), David R (born 1865 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), Barbara T (born 1868 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), Thomas (born 1870 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), John R (born 1873 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1876 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland).


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Peter Swannie's household

Male

Peter

Swannie

Head
Female

Betsy L

Swannie

Wife
Male

Peter

Swannie

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Swannie

Daughter
Female

Catherine T

Swannie

Daughter
Male

David R

Swannie

Son
Female

Barbara T

Swannie

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Swannie

Son
Male

John R

Swannie

Son
Male

Alexander

Swannie

Son
First name(s) Peter
Last name Swannie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Peter

Swannie

Head

Married

54

1827

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Betsy L

Swannie

Wife

Married

49

1832

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Peter

Swannie

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth

Swannie

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Catherine T

Swannie

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

David R

Swannie

Son

-

16

1865

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Barbara T

Swannie

Daughter

-

13

1868

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Thomas

Swannie

Son

-

11

1870

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

John R

Swannie

Son

-

8

1873

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Alexander

Swannie

Son

-

5

1876

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

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