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Household of Thomas Swift (born 1820, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, Lancashire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Swift, born in 1820 in Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Joseph Woods, born in 1849 in Rainford, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Joseph (born 1849 in Rainford, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Boarder, George (born 1842 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland), Thomas's Boarder, William (born 1847 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Boarder, Joseph (born 1855 in Yorkshire, England), Thomas's Boarder, John H (born 1846 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Thomas's Boarder, Joseph (born 1834 in Yorkshire, England), Thomas's Boarder, Joseph (born 1867 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Boarder, John (born 1852 in Ireland), Thomas's Boarder, John (born 1854 in Leigh, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, William (born 1844 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Swift's household

Male

Thomas

Swift

Head
Male

Joseph

Woods

Boarder
Male

George

O Keefe

Boarder
Male

William

Rice

Boarder
Male

Joseph

Stead

Boarder
Male

John H

Bottomley

Boarder
Male

Joseph

Allen

Boarder
Male

Joseph

Allen

Boarder
Male

John

Trainer

Boarder
Male

John

Seddon

Boarder
Male

William

Molyneux

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Swift
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Swift

Head

Married

61

1820

Lancashire, England

Joseph

Woods

Boarder

Single

32

1849

Rainford, Lancashire, England

George

O Keefe

Boarder

Single

39

1842

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

William

Rice

Boarder

Married

34

1847

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Stead

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Yorkshire, England

John H

Bottomley

Boarder

Single

35

1846

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Allen

Boarder

Married

47

1834

Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Allen

Boarder

Single

14

1867

Burnley, Lancashire, England

John

Trainer

Boarder

Single

29

1852

Ireland

John

Seddon

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Leigh, Lancashire, England

William

Molyneux

Boarder

Married

37

1844

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

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