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Household of Thomas Swift (born 1857, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1857 in Bretton, West, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Kate Elizth Swift, born in 1859 in Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Francis (born 1878 in Middlestown, Yorkshire, England) and Ethel Rebecca (born 1880 in Middlestown, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Matilda Farrar, born in 1862 in Featherstone, Yorkshire, England.


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Thomas Swift's household

Male

Thomas

Swift

Head
Female

Kate Elizth

Swift

Wife
Male

Francis

Swift

Son
Female

Ethel Rebecca

Swift

Daughter
Female

Matilda

Farrar

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Swift
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Bretton, West, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Swift

Head

Married

24

1857

Bretton, West, Yorkshire, England

Kate Elizth

Swift

Wife

Married

22

1859

Yorkshire, England

Francis

Swift

Son

Single

3

1878

Middlestown, Yorkshire, England

Ethel Rebecca

Swift

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Middlestown, Yorkshire, England

Matilda

Farrar

Servant

Single

19

1862

Featherstone, Yorkshire, England

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