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Household of Thomas Swan (born 1836, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Swan, born in 1836 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 12 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Swan, born in 1837 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 9 children; Thomas (born 1859 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), John (born 1862 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), William (born 1864 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), James (born 1866 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), David (born 1870 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Jane (born 1872 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Jessie (born 1875 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Archibald (born 1877 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Duncan (born 1880 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother-In-Law, Jane Murdoch, born in 1805 in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.


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Thomas Swan's household

Male

Thomas

Swan

Head
Female

Jane

Swan

Wife
Male

Thomas

Swan

Son
Male

John

Swan

Son
Male

William

Swan

Son
Male

James

Swan

Son
Male

David

Swan

Son
Female

Jane

Swan

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Swan

Daughter
Male

Archibald

Swan

Son
Male

Duncan

Swan

Son
Female

Jane

Murdoch

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Swan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Swan

Head

Married

45

1836

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Swan

Wife

Married

44

1837

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Thomas

Swan

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John

Swan

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

William

Swan

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

James

Swan

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

David

Swan

Son

-

11

1870

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Swan

Daughter

-

9

1872

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Jessie

Swan

Daughter

-

6

1875

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Archibald

Swan

Son

-

4

1877

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Duncan

Swan

Son

-

1

1880

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Murdoch

Mother-In-Law

Widow

76

1805

Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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