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Household of Thomas Swan (born 1831, Hertfordshire)

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 Swan and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Swan, born in 1831 in Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Eliza Swan, born in 1839 in Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England. They had 4 children; James (born 1866 in Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England), Alfred (born 1868 in Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England), Alice (born 1877 in Lewisham, Kent, England) and Clara (born 1878 in Lewisham, Kent, England). They had 1 grandchild; Alfred, born 1880 in Lewisham, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, John (born 1844 in Dover, Kent, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Elizabeth (born 1815 in Highgate, Middlesex, England).


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Thomas Swan's household

Male

Thomas

Swan

Head
Female

Eliza

Swan

Wife
Male

James

Swan

Son
Male

Alfred

Swan

Son
Female

Alice

Swan

Daughter
Female

Clara

Swan

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Cripps

Grand Son
Male

John

Lewis

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Rudd

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Swan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Swan

Head

Married

50

1831

Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England

Eliza

Swan

Wife

Married

42

1839

Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England

James

Swan

Son

Single

15

1866

Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England

Alfred

Swan

Son

Single

13

1868

Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England

Alice

Swan

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Lewisham, Kent, England

Clara

Swan

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Lewisham, Kent, England

Alfred

Cripps

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Lewisham, Kent, England

John

Lewis

Boarder

Single

37

1844

Dover, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Rudd

Lodger

Widow

66

1815

Highgate, Middlesex, England

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