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Household of Thomas Swift (born 1833, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Swift, born in 1833 in Prescot, Lancashire, consisted of 13 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Emily Mary Swift, born in 1845 in Islington, Middlesex, England. They had 7 children; John Oakden (born 1860 in Prescot, Lancashire, England), Walter George (born 1862 in Prescot, Lancashire, England), Louisa S (born 1872 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Rigby P W (born 1875 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Florence E (born 1876 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Edith I (born 1877 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Thomas L N (born 1878 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Ellen (born 1842 in Ireland), Thomas's Servant, Sarah (born 1852 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1857 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Servant, Ellen (born 1862 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Swift's household

Male

Thomas

Swift

Head
Female

Emily Mary

Swift

Wife
Male

John Oakden

Swift

Son
Male

Walter George

Swift

Son
Female

Louisa S

Swift

Daughter
Male

Rigby P W

Swift

Son
Female

Florence E

Swift

Daughter
Female

Edith I

Swift

Daughter
Male

Thomas L N

Swift

Son
Female

Ellen

Mc Carthy

Servant
Female

Sarah

Griffiths

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Danily

Servant
Female

Ellen

Brown

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Swift
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Prescot, Lancashire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Swift

Head

Married

48

1833

Prescot, Lancashire, England

Emily Mary

Swift

Wife

Married

36

1845

Islington, Middlesex, England

John Oakden

Swift

Son

Single

21

1860

Prescot, Lancashire, England

Walter George

Swift

Son

Single

19

1862

Prescot, Lancashire, England

Louisa S

Swift

Daughter

Single

9

1872

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Rigby P W

Swift

Son

Single

6

1875

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Florence E

Swift

Daughter

Single

5

1876

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Edith I

Swift

Daughter

Single

4

1877

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Thomas L N

Swift

Son

Single

3

1878

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Mc Carthy

Servant

Single

39

1842

Ireland

Sarah

Griffiths

Servant

Married

29

1852

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Danily

Servant

Single

24

1857

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Brown

Servant

Single

19

1862

St Helens, Lancashire, England

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