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Household of Thomas Swift (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Swift, born in 1838 in Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Swift, born in 1866 in Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1866 in Lancashire, England), Charles (born 1867 in Lancashire, England), William (born 1870 in Lancashire, England) and Annie (born 1872 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Elizabeth Dobb, born in 1840 in Chester, Cheshire, England.


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Thomas Swift's household

Male

Thomas

Swift

Head
Female

Mary

Swift

Daughter
Male

Charles

Swift

Son
Male

William

Swift

Son
Female

Annie

Swift

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Dobb

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Swift
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Swift

Head

Married

43

1838

Lancashire, England

Mary

Swift

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Lancashire, England

Charles

Swift

Son

Single

14

1867

Lancashire, England

William

Swift

Son

Single

11

1870

Lancashire, England

Annie

Swift

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Dobb

Servant

Single

41

1840

Chester, Cheshire, England

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