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Household of Thomas Swanson (born 1828, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

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 Swanson and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Swanson, born in 1828 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Swanson, born in 1831 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Bethia (born 1858 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1860 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1862 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1864 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1867 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1869 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1872 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and George (born 1873 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Sister-In-Law, Bethia Bell, born in 1848 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Swanson's household

Male

Thomas

Swanson

Head
Female

Margaret

Swanson

Wife
Female

Bethia

Swanson

Daughter
Female

Christina

Swanson

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Swanson

Daughter
Male

William

Swanson

Son
Male

John

Swanson

Son
Male

Thomas

Swanson

Son
Female

Jane

Swanson

Daughter
Male

George

Swanson

Son
Female

Bethia

Bell

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Swanson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Swanson

Head

Married

53

1828

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Swanson

Wife

Married

50

1831

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bethia

Swanson

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Swanson

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Swanson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Swanson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Swanson

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Swanson

Son

-

12

1869

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Swanson

Daughter

-

9

1872

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Swanson

Son

-

8

1873

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bethia

Bell

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

33

1848

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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