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Household of Thomas Swanson (born 1831, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, Durham, 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 Swanson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Swanson, born in 1831 in Heddon, Northumberland, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Swanson, born in 1833 in Durham, England. They had 1 child; Elizabeth, born 1868 in Washington, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger, Thomas (born 1862 in Durham, Durham, England), Thomas's Lodger, Joseph (born 1864 in Sherburn, Durham, England) and Thomas's Lodger, William (born 1866 in Norfolk, England).


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Thomas Swanson's household

Male

Thomas

Swanson

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Swanson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Swanson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Mearis

Lodger
Male

Joseph

Wilson

Lodger
Male

William

Brooks

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Swanson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Heddon, Northumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Swanson

Head

Married

50

1831

Heddon, Northumberland, England

Mary Ann

Swanson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Durham, England

Elizabeth

Swanson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Washington, Durham, England

Thomas

Mearis

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Durham, Durham, England

Joseph

Wilson

Lodger

Single

17

1864

Sherburn, Durham, England

William

Brooks

Lodger

Single

15

1866

Norfolk, England

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