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Household of Thomas Swift (born 1847, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Swift, born in 1847 in Sutton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Swift, born in 1846 in Parr, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1866 in Sutton, Lancashire, England), Thomas Alfred (born 1875 in Parr, Lancashire, England) and George Arthur (born 1881 in Parr, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Step Son, John James (born 1866 in Parr, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Step Son, Henry (born 1867 in Parr, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Step Daughter, Mary (born 1869 in Parr, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Swift's household

Male

Thomas

Swift

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Swift

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Swift

Daughter
Male

John James

Millington

Step Son
Male

Henry

Millington

Step Son
Female

Mary

Millington

Step Daughter
Male

Thomas Alfred

Swift

Son
Male

George Arthur

Swift

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Swift
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Sutton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Swift

Head

Married

34

1847

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Swift

Wife

Married

35

1846

Parr, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Swift

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Sutton, Lancashire, England

John James

Millington

Step Son

Single

15

1866

Parr, Lancashire, England

Henry

Millington

Step Son

Single

14

1867

Parr, Lancashire, England

Mary

Millington

Step Daughter

Single

12

1869

Parr, Lancashire, England

Thomas Alfred

Swift

Son

Single

6

1875

Parr, Lancashire, England

George Arthur

Swift

Son

Single

0

1881

Parr, Lancashire, England

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