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Household of Samuel Swift (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West 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.

Samuel Swift and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Swift, born in 1838 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Leah Swift, born in 1839 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Harriet Ann (born 1866 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Louis Edgar (born 1869 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Florence (born 1872 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Harold Stanley (born 1878 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Wilfred (born 1881 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Niece, Hannah Woodhead, born in 1868 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.


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Samuel Swift's household

Male

Samuel

Swift

Head
Female

Leah

Swift

Wife
Female

Harriet Ann

Swift

Daughter
Male

Louis Edgar

Swift

Son
Female

Florence

Swift

Daughter
Male

Harold Stanley

Swift

Son
Male

Wilfred

Swift

Son
Female

Hannah

Woodhead

Niece
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Swift
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Swift

Head

Married

43

1838

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Leah

Swift

Wife

Married

42

1839

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Harriet Ann

Swift

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Louis Edgar

Swift

Son

Single

12

1869

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Florence

Swift

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Harold Stanley

Swift

Son

Single

3

1878

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Wilfred

Swift

Son

Single

0

1881

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Woodhead

Niece

Single

13

1868

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

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