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Household of Thomas Swann (born 1836, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, 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 Swann and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Swann, born in 1836 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Swann, born in 1828 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, James (born 1850 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Boarder, Joseph (born 1847 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Boarder, John (born 1858 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, William (born 1854 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Swann's household

Male

Thomas

Swann

Head
Female

Sarah

Swann

Wife
Male

James

Taylor

Boarder
Male

Joseph

Greenwood

Boarder
Male

John

Battersby

Boarder
Male

William

Clark

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Swann
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Swann

Head

Married

45

1836

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Sarah

Swann

Wife

Married

53

1828

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

James

Taylor

Boarder

Single

31

1850

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Greenwood

Boarder

Single

34

1847

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Battersby

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Clark

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

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