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Household of Thomas Swalwell (born 1844, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 Swalwell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Swalwell, born in 1844 in Durham, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Swalwell, born in 1844 in Durham, England. They had 6 children; Alice (born 1870 in Tow Law, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1872 in Tow Law, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1874 in Tow Law, Durham, England), John (born 1877 in Tow Law, Durham, England), Jane A (born 1878 in Tow Law, Durham, England) and George T (born 1880 in Spennymoor, Durham, England).


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Thomas Swalwell's household

Male

Thomas

Swalwell

Head
Female

Margaret

Swalwell

Wife
Female

Alice

Swalwell

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Swalwell

Son
Female

Margaret

Swalwell

Daughter
Male

John

Swalwell

Son
Female

Jane A

Swalwell

Daughter
Male

George T

Swalwell

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Swalwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Swalwell

Head

Married

37

1844

Durham, England

Margaret

Swalwell

Wife

Married

37

1844

Durham, England

Alice

Swalwell

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Tow Law, Durham, England

Thomas

Swalwell

Son

Single

9

1872

Tow Law, Durham, England

Margaret

Swalwell

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Tow Law, Durham, England

John

Swalwell

Son

Single

4

1877

Tow Law, Durham, England

Jane A

Swalwell

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Tow Law, Durham, England

George T

Swalwell

Son

Single

1

1880

Spennymoor, Durham, England

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