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Household of Thomas Swinton (born 1831, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peters, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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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 Swinton and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Swinton, born in 1831 in St Andrews, Fife, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Swinton, born in 1834 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 7 children; Janet (born 1858 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1861 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1864 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Elspeth (born 1866 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Robert (born 1869 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David (born 1872 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Charles (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Nephew, James (born 1877 in Fife, Scotland) and Thomas's Brother, David (born 1839 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland).


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Thomas Swinton's household

Male

Thomas

Swinton

Head
Female

Jane

Swinton

Wife
Female

Janet

Swinton

Daughter
Male

James

Swinton

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Swinton

Daughter
Female

Elspeth

Swinton

Daughter
Male

Robert

Swinton

Son
Male

David

Swinton

Son
Male

Charles

Swinton

Son
Male

James

Swinton

Nephew
Male

David

Swinton

Brother
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Swinton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Swinton

Head

Married

50

1831

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Swinton

Wife

Married

47

1834

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Janet

Swinton

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Swinton

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Swinton

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elspeth

Swinton

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Swinton

Son

-

12

1869

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Swinton

Son

-

9

1872

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Charles

Swinton

Son

-

6

1875

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Swinton

Nephew

-

4

1877

Fife, Scotland

David

Swinton

Brother

Widower

42

1839

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

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