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Household of Richard Swan (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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 Swan and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Swan, born in 1842 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Sarah Swan, born in 1842 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Alice M (born 1868 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1870 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Charles (born 1874 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Sarah (born 1876 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), John James (born 1878 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and George Forester (born 1880 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).


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Richard Swan's household

Male

Richard

Swan

Head
Female

Sarah

Swan

Wife
Female

Alice M

Swan

Daughter
Male

Richard

Swan

Son
Male

Charles

Swan

Son
Female

Sarah

Swan

Daughter
Male

John James

Swan

Son
Male

George Forester

Swan

Son
First name(s) Richard
Last name Swan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Swan

Head

Married

39

1842

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Swan

Wife

Married

39

1842

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Alice M

Swan

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Richard

Swan

Son

Single

11

1870

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Charles

Swan

Son

Single

7

1874

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Swan

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

John James

Swan

Son

Single

3

1878

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

George Forester

Swan

Son

Single

1

1880

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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