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Household of Thomas Swain (born 1843, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, 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 Swain and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Swain, born in 1843 in Cockermouth, Cumberland, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Annie Swain, born in 1843 in Limerick, Limerick, Ireland. They had 5 children; Charles (born 1865 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Annie (born 1870 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), Alice (born 1871 in Battersea, Surrey, England), Amelia (born 1874 in Brixton, Surrey, England) and Georgina (born 1878 in Battersea, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, Alfred Killy, born in 1845 in Kennington, Surrey, England.


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Thomas Swain's household

Male

Thomas

Swain

Head
Female

Annie

Swain

Wife
Male

Charles

Swain

Son
Female

Annie

Swain

Daughter
Female

Alice

Swain

Daughter
Female

Amelia

Swain

Daughter
Female

Georgina

Swain

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Killy

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Swain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Cockermouth, Cumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Swain

Head

Married

38

1843

Cockermouth, Cumberland, England

Annie

Swain

Wife

Married

38

1843

Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

Charles

Swain

Son

Single

16

1865

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Annie

Swain

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Alice

Swain

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Battersea, Surrey, England

Amelia

Swain

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Brixton, Surrey, England

Georgina

Swain

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Battersea, Surrey, England

Alfred

Killy

Lodger

Single

36

1845

Kennington, Surrey, England

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