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Household of Richard Swanston (born 1841, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Exeter, Devon, 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 Swanston and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Swanston, born in 1841 in Exeter, Devon, consisted of 11 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Swanston, born in 1845 in Exeter, Devon, England. They had 7 children; William (born 1864 in Exeter, Devon, England), Harry (born 1868 in Exeter, Devon, England), Walter (born 1871 in Exeter, Devon, England), Andrew (born 1874 in Exeter, Devon, England), Arthur (born 1876 in Exeter, Devon, England), Lucy (born 1879 in Exeter, Devon, England) and Wallace (born 1880 in Exeter, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Lodger, Hannah (born 1821 in West Anstey, Devon, England) and Richard's Lodger, Alfred (born 1855 in Exeter, Devon, England).


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Richard Swanston's household

Male

Richard

Swanston

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Swanston

Wife
Male

William

Swanston

Son
Male

Harry

Swanston

Son
Male

Walter

Swanston

Son
Male

Andrew

Swanston

Son
Male

Arthur

Swanston

Son
Female

Lucy

Swanston

Daughter
Male

Wallace

Swanston

Son
Female

Hannah

Baker

Lodger
Male

Alfred

Chenneour

Lodger
First name(s) Richard
Last name Swanston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Exeter, Devon, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Swanston

Head

Married

40

1841

Exeter, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Swanston

Wife

Married

36

1845

Exeter, Devon, England

William

Swanston

Son

Single

17

1864

Exeter, Devon, England

Harry

Swanston

Son

Single

13

1868

Exeter, Devon, England

Walter

Swanston

Son

Single

10

1871

Exeter, Devon, England

Andrew

Swanston

Son

Single

7

1874

Exeter, Devon, England

Arthur

Swanston

Son

Single

5

1876

Exeter, Devon, England

Lucy

Swanston

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Exeter, Devon, England

Wallace

Swanston

Son

Single

1

1880

Exeter, Devon, England

Hannah

Baker

Lodger

Widow

60

1821

West Anstey, Devon, England

Alfred

Chenneour

Lodger

Married

26

1855

Exeter, Devon, England

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