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Household of Thomas Swankie (born 1854, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Vigeans (Landward), Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Swankie and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Swankie, born in 1854 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Swankie, born in 1853 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1876 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Isabella (born 1880 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Robert (born 1881 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Margaret Thomson, born in 1865 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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Thomas Swankie's household

Male

Thomas

Swankie

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Swankie

Wife
Male

William

Swankie

Son
Female

Isabella

Swankie

Daughter
Male

Robert

Swankie

Son
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Swankie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Swankie

Head

Married

27

1854

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Swankie

Wife

Married

28

1853

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Swankie

Son

-

5

1876

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Swankie

Daughter

-

1

1880

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Swankie

Son

-

0

1881

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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