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Household of Robert Swelling (born 1828, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bethnal Green, London,Middlesex, 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 Swelling and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Swelling, born in 1828 in Croydon, Surrey, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Swelling, born in 1825 in Croydon, Surrey, England. They had 5 children; Charles (born 1855 in Surrey, England), Minie (born 1859 in Suffolk, England), Edward (born 1858 in Deal, Kent, England), Rosa (born 1860 in Stepney, Middlesex, England) and Alfred (born 1867 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England). They had 1 grandchild; Gertrude, born 1881 in Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Servant, Susan Ascot, born in 1863 in Stepney, Middlesex, England.


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Robert Swelling's household

Male

Robert

Swelling

Head
Female

Mary

Swelling

Wife
Male

Charles

Swelling

Son
Female

Minie

Swelling

Daughter
Female

Gertrude

Swelling

Grand Daughter
Male

Edward

Swelling

Son
Female

Rosa

Swelling

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Swelling

Son
Female

Susan

Ascot

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Swelling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Croydon, Surrey, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Swelling

Head

Married

53

1828

Croydon, Surrey, England

Mary

Swelling

Wife

Married

56

1825

Croydon, Surrey, England

Charles

Swelling

Son

Single

26

1855

Surrey, England

Minie

Swelling

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Suffolk, England

Gertrude

Swelling

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Middlesex, England

Edward

Swelling

Son

Single

23

1858

Deal, Kent, England

Rosa

Swelling

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Swelling

Son

Single

14

1867

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Susan

Ascot

Servant

Single

18

1863

Stepney, Middlesex, England

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