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Household of Richard Swainston (born 1834, Durham)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 Swainston and 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Swainston, born in 1834 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 11 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary Swainston, born in 1835 in Warden, Northumberland, England. They had 8 children; Richard (born 1862 in South Shields, Durham, England), John Wm (born 1864 in South Shields, Durham, England), Christopher M (born 1866 in South Shields, Durham, England), Mary Ann (born 1871 in South Shields, Durham, England), George E (born 1873 in South Shields, Durham, England), Henry B (born 1875 in South Shields, Durham, England), Annie L (born 1878 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Thomas (born 1866 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Servant, Margaret Potts, born in 1859 in Northumberland, England.
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Richard Swainston's household
Richard
Swainston
Head
Mary
Swainston
Wife
Richard
Swainston
Son
John Wm
Swainston
Son
Christopher M
Swainston
Son
Mary Ann
Swainston
Daughter
George E
Swainston
Son
Henry B
Swainston
Son
Annie L
Swainston
Daughter
Margaret
Potts
Servant
Thomas
Swainston
Son
| First name(s) | Richard |
| Last name | Swainston |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 47 |
| Birth year | 1834 |
| Birth place | South Shields, Durham, England |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard | Swainston | Head | Married | 47 | 1834 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Mary | Swainston | Wife | Married | 46 | 1835 | Warden, Northumberland, England | |
Richard | Swainston | Son | Single | 19 | 1862 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
John Wm | Swainston | Son | Single | 17 | 1864 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Christopher M | Swainston | Son | Single | 15 | 1866 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Mary Ann | Swainston | Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
George E | Swainston | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Henry B | Swainston | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Annie L | Swainston | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Margaret | Potts | Servant | Single | 22 | 1859 | Northumberland, England | |
Thomas | Swainston | Son | Single | 15 | 1866 | South Shields, Durham, England |
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