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Household of Richard Swaffield (born 1822, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Beaminster, Dorset, 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 Swaffield and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Swaffield, born in 1822 in Shipton Gorge, Dorset, consisted of 5 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Jane Swaffield, born in 1823 in Shipton Gorge, Dorset, England. They had 2 children; Robert (born 1857 in Shipton Gorge, Dorset, England) and Richard (born 1860 in Shipton Gorge, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Lodger, Jane Swaffield, born in 1816 in Beaminster, Dorset, England.


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Richard Swaffield's household

Male

Richard

Swaffield

Head
Female

Jane

Swaffield

Wife
Male

Robert

Swaffield

Son
Male

Richard

Swaffield

Son
Female

Jane

Swaffield

Lodger
First name(s) Richard
Last name Swaffield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Shipton Gorge, Dorset, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Swaffield

Head

Married

59

1822

Shipton Gorge, Dorset, England

Jane

Swaffield

Wife

Married

58

1823

Shipton Gorge, Dorset, England

Robert

Swaffield

Son

Single

24

1857

Shipton Gorge, Dorset, England

Richard

Swaffield

Son

Single

21

1860

Shipton Gorge, Dorset, England

Jane

Swaffield

Lodger

-

65

1816

Beaminster, Dorset, England

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