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Household of Richard Swan (born 1841, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Swan, born in 1841 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, consisted of 11 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Marion Swan, born in 1843 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Margaret (born 1865 in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1865 in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1872 in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1876 in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Susan (born 1878 in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1880 in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Visitor, Rebenia (born 1836 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Richard's Visitor, William (born 1870 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Richard Swan's household

Male

Richard

Swan

Head
Female

Marion

Swan

Wife
Female

Margaret

Swan

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Swan

Son
Female

Annie

Swan

Daughter
Male

James

Swan

Son
Female

Marion

Swan

Daughter
Female

Susan

Swan

Daughter
Female

Janet

Swan

Daughter
Female

Rebenia

Millan

Visitor
Male

William

Davitt

Visitor
First name(s) Richard
Last name Swan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Swan

Head

Married

40

1841

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Swan

Wife

Married

38

1843

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Swan

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Swan

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Swan

Daughter

-

9

1872

Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Swan

Son

-

7

1874

Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Swan

Daughter

-

5

1876

Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Susan

Swan

Daughter

-

3

1878

Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Swan

Daughter

-

1

1880

Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Rebenia

Millan

Visitor

-

45

1836

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Davitt

Visitor

-

11

1870

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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