Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Thomas Swainston (born 1849, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanchester, Durham, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Swainston and 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Swainston, born in 1849 in Durham, Durham, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Swainston, born in 1848 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; David Wm (born 1873 in Consett, Durham, England), John H (born 1877 in Consett, Durham, England), Alfred T (born 1879 in Consett, Durham, England) and Margaret (born 1870 in Consett, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Martha Appleton, born in 1861 in Consett, Durham, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Thomas Swainston's household

Male

Thomas

Swainston

Head
Female

Margaret

Swainston

Wife
Male

David Wm

Swainston

Son
Male

John H

Swainston

Son
Male

Alfred T

Swainston

Son
Female

Margaret

Swainston

Daughter
Female

Martha

Appleton

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Swainston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Durham, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Swainston

Head

Married

32

1849

Durham, Durham, England

Margaret

Swainston

Wife

Married

33

1848

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David Wm

Swainston

Son

Single

8

1873

Consett, Durham, England

John H

Swainston

Son

Single

4

1877

Consett, Durham, England

Alfred T

Swainston

Son

Single

2

1879

Consett, Durham, England

Margaret

Swainston

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Consett, Durham, England

Martha

Appleton

Servant

Single

20

1861

Consett, Durham, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Thomas Swainston in Lanchester in 1881, and follow the Swainston family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Thomas Swainston

We’ve found Thomas Swainston in 41 family trees. Find out more about Thomas Swainston's household and view the Swainston family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census