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Household of Thomas Swaffield (born 1831, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Beaminster, Dorset, 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.

Thomas Swaffield and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Swaffield, born in 1831 in Beaminster, Dorset, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Swaffield, born in 1825 in Powerstock, Dorset, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1854 in Beaminster, Dorset, England), William (born 1865 in Beaminster, Dorset, England) and Henry (born 1870 in Beaminster, Dorset, England). They had 2 grandchildren; John (born 1876 in Beaminster, Dorset, England) and Alice (born 1879 in Beaminster, Dorset, England).


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Thomas Swaffield's household

Male

Thomas

Swaffield

Head
Female

Mary

Swaffield

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Swaffield

Daughter
Male

William

Swaffield

Son
Male

Henry

Swaffield

Son
Male

John

Swaffield

Grand Son
Female

Alice

Swaffield

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Swaffield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Beaminster, Dorset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Swaffield

Head

Married

50

1831

Beaminster, Dorset, England

Mary

Swaffield

Wife

Married

56

1825

Powerstock, Dorset, England

Elizabeth

Swaffield

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Beaminster, Dorset, England

William

Swaffield

Son

Single

16

1865

Beaminster, Dorset, England

Henry

Swaffield

Son

Single

11

1870

Beaminster, Dorset, England

John

Swaffield

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

Beaminster, Dorset, England

Alice

Swaffield

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Beaminster, Dorset, England

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