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Household of Robert Swift (born 1821, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Scarborough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North Riding), 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 Swift and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Swift, born in 1821 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Swift, born in 1825 in Catton, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Sarah E (born 1858 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England), Eliza J (born 1862 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England) and Mary B (born 1866 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Visitor, Ann (born 1811 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England), Robert's Visitor, William (born 1854 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Robert's Servant, Mary (born 1834 in York, Yorkshire, England), Robert's Servant, Eliza (born 1841 in Muston, Yorkshire, England) and Robert's Servant, Elizabeth A (born 1851 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England).


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Robert Swift's household

Male

Robert

Swift

Head
Female

Mary

Swift

Wife
Female

Sarah E

Swift

Daughter
Female

Eliza J

Swift

Daughter
Female

Mary B

Swift

Daughter
Female

Ann

Dove

Visitor
Male

William

Stewart

Visitor
Female

Mary

Bolton

Servant
Female

Eliza

Dove

Servant
Female

Elizabeth A

Foster

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Swift
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Swift

Head

Married

60

1821

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Swift

Wife

Married

56

1825

Catton, Yorkshire, England

Sarah E

Swift

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Eliza J

Swift

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Mary B

Swift

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Dove

Visitor

Widow

70

1811

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

William

Stewart

Visitor

Married

27

1854

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Bolton

Servant

Married

47

1834

York, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Dove

Servant

Married

40

1841

Muston, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth A

Foster

Servant

Married

30

1851

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

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