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Household of Robert Swanton (born 1835, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hailsham, Sussex, 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.

Robert Swanton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Swanton, born in 1835 in West Pennard, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Swanton, born in 1839 in East Grinstead, Sussex, England. They had 5 children; David (born 1864 in Chiddingly, Sussex, England), John (born 1866 in Chiddingly, Sussex, England), Kate (born 1867 in Chiddingly, Sussex, England), Annie (born 1868 in Chiddingly, Sussex, England) and Florence (born 1879 in Hooe, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Servant, Emma Eastland, born in 1863 in Sussex, England.


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Robert Swanton's household

Male

Robert

Swanton

Head
Female

Mary

Swanton

Wife
Male

David

Swanton

Son
Male

John

Swanton

Son
Female

Kate

Swanton

Daughter
Female

Annie

Swanton

Daughter
Female

Florence

Swanton

Daughter
Female

Emma

Eastland

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Swanton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place West Pennard, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Swanton

Head

Married

46

1835

West Pennard, Somerset, England

Mary

Swanton

Wife

Married

42

1839

East Grinstead, Sussex, England

David

Swanton

Son

Single

17

1864

Chiddingly, Sussex, England

John

Swanton

Son

Single

15

1866

Chiddingly, Sussex, England

Kate

Swanton

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Chiddingly, Sussex, England

Annie

Swanton

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Chiddingly, Sussex, England

Florence

Swanton

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Hooe, Sussex, England

Emma

Eastland

Servant

Single

18

1863

Sussex, England

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