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Household of Thomas Swan (born 1836, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bramley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Swan, born in 1836 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Swan, born in 1839 in Pollington, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; J W (born 1860 in Goole, Yorkshire, England), Walter (born 1863 in Goole, Yorkshire, England), Ada (born 1865 in Goole, Yorkshire, England), Mary E (born 1873 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah (born 1875 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, George H Smith, born in 1865 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.


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Thomas Swan's household

Male

Thomas

Swan

Head
Female

Sarah

Swan

Wife
Male

J W

Swan

Son
Male

Walter

Swan

Son
Female

Ada

Swan

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Swan

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Swan

Daughter
Male

George H

Smith

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Swan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Swan

Head

Married

45

1836

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Swan

Wife

Married

42

1839

Pollington, Yorkshire, England

J W

Swan

Son

Single

21

1860

Goole, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Swan

Son

Single

18

1863

Goole, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Swan

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Goole, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Swan

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Swan

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

George H

Smith

Lodger

Single

16

1865

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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