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Household of Ruth Swindlehurst (born 1833, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, Lancashire, 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 Swindlehurst and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ruth Swindlehurst, born in 1833 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Ruth was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Cornelius (born 1864 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Mary A (born 1871 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and John H (born 1873 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Ruth's Servant, Ellen Cook, born in 1859 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England.


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Ruth Swindlehurst's household

Female

Ruth

Swindlehurst

Head
Male

Cornelius

Swindlehurst

Son
Female

Mary A

Swindlehurst

Daughter
Male

John H

Swindlehurst

Son
Female

Ellen

Cook

Servant
First name(s) Ruth
Last name Swindlehurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ruth

Swindlehurst

Head

Widow

48

1833

Preston, Lancashire, England

Cornelius

Swindlehurst

Son

Single

17

1864

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Swindlehurst

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Preston, Lancashire, England

John H

Swindlehurst

Son

Single

8

1873

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Cook

Servant

Single

22

1859

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

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