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Household of Thomas Swanston (born 1814, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 Swanston and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Swanston, born in 1814 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary A Swanston, born in 1820 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 3 children; Agnes B (born 1851 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1849 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and James P (born 1856 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Margaret (born 1857 in Edgehead, Midlothian, Scotland) and Thomas's -, Margaret (born 1856 in Edgehead, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Thomas Swanston's household

Male

Thomas

Swanston

Head
Female

Mary A

Swanston

Wife
Female

Agnes B

Swanston

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Swanston

Son
Male

James P

Swanston

Son
Female

Margaret

McKenzie

Servant
Female

Margaret

Gillespie

-
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Swanston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Swanston

Head

Married

67

1814

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Mary A

Swanston

Wife

Married

61

1820

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Agnes B

Swanston

Daughter

Unmarried

30

1851

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Swanston

Son

Unmarried

32

1849

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James P

Swanston

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

McKenzie

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Edgehead, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Gillespie

-

Unmarried

25

1856

Edgehead, Midlothian, Scotland

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