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Household of Thomas Swan (born 1846, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Swan, born in 1846 in St Andrews, Fife, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Swan, born in 1850 in Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret Low (born 1872 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), Kate Armit (born 1874 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), Thomas (born 1876 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland), John Low Armit (born 1878 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Isabell Low (born 1881 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Margaret Mitchell, born in 1867 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Swan's household

Male

Thomas

Swan

Head
Female

Margaret

Swan

Wife
Female

Margaret Low

Swan

Daughter
Female

Kate Armit

Swan

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Swan

Son
Male

John Low Armit

Swan

Son
Female

Isabell Low

Swan

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Mitchell

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Swan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Swan

Head

Married

35

1846

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Swan

Wife

Married

31

1850

Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret Low

Swan

Daughter

-

9

1872

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Kate Armit

Swan

Daughter

-

7

1874

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Thomas

Swan

Son

-

5

1876

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

John Low Armit

Swan

Son

-

3

1878

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Isabell Low

Swan

Daughter

-

0

1881

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Mitchell

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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