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Household of Thomas Swift (born 1842, Bedfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Uxbridge, Middlesex, 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 Swift and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Swift, born in 1842 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Eliza Swift, born in 1848 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Herbert (born 1867 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England), Ellen (born 1872 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England), Harry (born 1874 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England), Annie (born 1877 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England) and Frank (born 1880 in Harefield, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Emma (born 1867 in Gloucestershire, England), Thomas's Boarder, Charles (born 1870 in Windsor, Berkshire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, Edith (born 1877 in Windsor, Berkshire, England).


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Thomas Swift's household

Male

Thomas

Swift

Head
Female

Eliza

Swift

Wife
Male

Herbert

Swift

Son
Female

Ellen

Swift

Daughter
Male

Harry

Swift

Son
Female

Annie

Swift

Daughter
Male

Frank

Swift

Son
Female

Emma

Chamberlain

Boarder
Male

Charles

Chamberlain

Boarder
Female

Edith

Chamberlain

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Swift
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Swift

Head

Married

39

1842

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

Eliza

Swift

Wife

Married

33

1848

London, Middlesex, England

Herbert

Swift

Son

Single

14

1867

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

Ellen

Swift

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

Harry

Swift

Son

Single

7

1874

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

Annie

Swift

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

Frank

Swift

Son

Single

1

1880

Harefield, Middlesex, England

Emma

Chamberlain

Boarder

Single

14

1867

Gloucestershire, England

Charles

Chamberlain

Boarder

Single

11

1870

Windsor, Berkshire, England

Edith

Chamberlain

Boarder

Single

4

1877

Windsor, Berkshire, England

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