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Household of Thomas Swift (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Swift, born in 1849 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Catherine Swift, born in 1850 in Salford, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Robert (born 1876 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and Matthew (born 1878 in Salford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Joseph Anderson, born in 1815 in Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales.


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Thomas Swift's household

Male

Thomas

Swift

Head
Female

Catherine

Swift

Wife
Male

Robert

Swift

Son
Male

Matthew

Swift

Son
Male

Joseph

Anderson

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Swift
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Swift

Head

Married

32

1849

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Swift

Wife

Married

31

1850

Salford, Lancashire, England

Robert

Swift

Son

Single

5

1876

Salford, Lancashire, England

Matthew

Swift

Son

Single

3

1878

Salford, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Anderson

Boarder

Widower

66

1815

Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales

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