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Household of Sinclair Swanson (born 1839, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bower, Caithness, Scotland

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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.

Sinclair Swanson and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sinclair Swanson, born in 1839 in Dunnet, Caithness, consisted of 13 members. Sinclair was the head of the household, married to Isabella Swanson, born in 1842 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland. They had 10 children; Margaret (born 1863 in Bower, Caithness, Scotland), Alexander (born 1865 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Mary (born 1867 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Sinclair (born 1871 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Bella (born 1873 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Jessiean (born 1874 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Donald (born 1876 in Bower, Caithness, Scotland), Catherine (born 1879 in Bower, Caithness, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Bower, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Sinclair's Servant, Robert Taylor, born in 1859 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland.


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Sinclair Swanson's household

Male

Sinclair

Swanson

Head
Female

Isabella

Swanson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Swanson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Swanson

Son
Female

Mary

Swanson

Daughter
Male

John

Swanson

Son
Male

Sinclair

Swanson

Son
Female

Bella

Swanson

Daughter
Female

Jessiean

Swanson

Daughter
Male

Donald

Swanson

Son
Female

Catherine

Swanson

Daughter
Male

James

Swanson

Son
Male

Robert

Taylor

Servant
First name(s) Sinclair
Last name Swanson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Sinclair

Swanson

Head

Married

42

1839

Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

Isabella

Swanson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Margaret

Swanson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Bower, Caithness, Scotland

Alexander

Swanson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Mary

Swanson

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

John

Swanson

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Sinclair

Swanson

Son

-

10

1871

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Bella

Swanson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Jessiean

Swanson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Donald

Swanson

Son

-

5

1876

Bower, Caithness, Scotland

Catherine

Swanson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Bower, Caithness, Scotland

James

Swanson

Son

-

0

1881

Bower, Caithness, Scotland

Robert

Taylor

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

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