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Household of Richard M Swain (born 1850, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canterbury, Kent, 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.

Richard M Swain and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard M Swain, born in 1850 in Canterbury, Kent, consisted of 7 members. Richard M was the head of the household, married to Caroline Swain, born in 1851 in Canterbury, Kent, England. They had 4 children; Caroline Jesse (born 1871 in Canterbury, Kent, England), Gertrude R (born 1875 in Canterbury, Kent, England), Herbert M (born 1878 in Canterbury, Kent, England) and Ellen H (born 1880 in -).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard M's Lodger, Mary Wilson, born in 1807 in Stelling Minnis, Kent, England.


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Richard M Swain's household

Male

Richard M

Swain

Head
Female

Caroline

Swain

Wife
Female

Caroline Jesse

Swain

Daughter
Female

Gertrude R

Swain

Daughter
Male

Herbert M

Swain

Son
Female

Ellen H

Swain

Daughter
Female

Mary

Wilson

Lodger
First name(s) Richard M
Last name Swain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Canterbury, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard M

Swain

Head

Married

31

1850

Canterbury, Kent, England

Caroline

Swain

Wife

Married

30

1851

Canterbury, Kent, England

Caroline Jesse

Swain

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Canterbury, Kent, England

Gertrude R

Swain

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Canterbury, Kent, England

Herbert M

Swain

Son

Single

3

1878

Canterbury, Kent, England

Ellen H

Swain

Daughter

Single

1

1880

-

Mary

Wilson

Lodger

Widow

74

1807

Stelling Minnis, Kent, England

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