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Household of Richard Swain (born 1854, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, Lancashire, 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 Swain and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Swain, born in 1854 in Lancaster, Lancashire, consisted of 13 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Swain, born in 1854 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 10 children; John E (born 1874 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Mary Ann (born 1876 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1877 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1879 in Preston, Lancashire, England), James (born 1880 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Ralph (born 1858 in Preston, Lancashire, England), James (born 1860 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1862 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1864 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Agnes (born 1866 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Lodger Head, John Summer, born in 1831 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.


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Richard Swain's household

Male

Richard

Swain

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Swain

Wife
Male

John E

Swain

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Swain

Daughter
Male

Richard

Swain

Son
Male

Robert

Swain

Son
Male

James

Swain

Son
Male

John

Summer

Lodger Head
Male

Ralph

Summer

Son
Male

James

Summer

Son
Female

Sarah

Summer

Daughter
Female

Alice

Summer

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Summer

Daughter
First name(s) Richard
Last name Swain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Swain

Head

Married

27

1854

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Swain

Wife

Married

27

1854

Preston, Lancashire, England

John E

Swain

Son

Single

7

1874

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Swain

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Preston, Lancashire, England

Richard

Swain

Son

Single

4

1877

Preston, Lancashire, England

Robert

Swain

Son

Single

2

1879

Preston, Lancashire, England

James

Swain

Son

Single

1

1880

Preston, Lancashire, England

John

Summer

Lodger Head

Widower

50

1831

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Ralph

Summer

Son

Single

23

1858

Preston, Lancashire, England

James

Summer

Son

Single

21

1860

Preston, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Summer

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Preston, Lancashire, England

Alice

Summer

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Preston, Lancashire, England

Agnes

Summer

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Preston, Lancashire, England

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