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Household of Thomas Swain (born 1817, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Congleton, Cheshire, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Swain, born in 1817 in Sandbach, Cheshire, consisted of 4 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; John, born 1849 in Sandbach, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Dter, Elizabeth (born 1851 in Sandbach, Cheshire, England) and Thomas's Sister In Law, Mary (born 1827 in Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, England).


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Thomas Swain's household

Male

Thomas

Swain

Head
Male

John

Swain

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Swain

Dter
Female

Mary

Plant

Sister In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Swain
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Sandbach, Cheshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Thomas

Swain

Head

Widower

64

1817

Sandbach, Cheshire, England

John

Swain

Son

Married

32

1849

Sandbach, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Swain

Dter

Single

30

1851

Sandbach, Cheshire, England

Mary

Plant

Sister In Law

Single

54

1827

Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, England

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