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Household of Richard Swails (born 1849, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Swails and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Swails, born in 1849 in Burton Leonard, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth A Swails, born in 1851 in Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Mary A (born 1869 in Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1871 in Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England), Ellise T (born 1873 in Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England), Walter (born 1876 in Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England), Harrison (born 1878 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England) and Ruth (born 1881 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England).


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Richard Swails's household

Male

Richard

Swails

Head
Female

Elizabeth A

Swails

Wife
Female

Mary A

Swails

Daughter
Male

William

Swails

Son
Male

Ellise T

Swails

Son
Male

Walter

Swails

Son
Male

Harrison

Swails

Son
Female

Ruth

Swails

Daughter
First name(s) Richard
Last name Swails
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Burton Leonard, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Swails

Head

Married

32

1849

Burton Leonard, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth A

Swails

Wife

Married

30

1851

Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Swails

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England

William

Swails

Son

Single

10

1871

Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England

Ellise T

Swails

Son

Single

8

1873

Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Swails

Son

Single

5

1876

Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England

Harrison

Swails

Son

Single

3

1878

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

Ruth

Swails

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

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