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Household of Ruth Swan (born 1829, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, 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.

Ruth Swan and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ruth Swan, born in 1829 in Gateshead, Durham, consisted of 4 members. Ruth was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Robert (born 1876 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and John (born 1881 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Ruth's Lodger, John Booth, born in 1855 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England.


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Ruth Swan's household

Female

Ruth

Swan

Head
Male

Robert

Swan

Son
Male

John

Swan

Son
Male

John

Booth

Lodger
First name(s) Ruth
Last name Swan
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Gateshead, Durham, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ruth

Swan

Head

Widow

52

1829

Gateshead, Durham, England

Robert

Swan

Son

Single

5

1876

Gateshead, Durham, England

John

Swan

Son

Single

0

1881

Gateshead, Durham, England

John

Booth

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

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