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Household of Walter Henry Swain (born 1845, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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.

Walter Henry Swain and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Henry Swain, born in 1845 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Walter Henry was the head of the household, married to Emma Swain, born in 1847 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Walter Henry (born 1868 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Althea (born 1872 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Ada (born 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Willie (born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah (born 1881 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Walter Henry's Mother In Law, Eliza Thackrah, born in 1828 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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Walter Henry Swain's household

Male

Walter Henry

Swain

Head
Female

Emma

Swain

Wife
Male

Walter Henry

Swain

Son
Female

Althea

Swain

Daughter
Female

Ada

Swain

Daughter
Male

Willie

Swain

Son
Female

Sarah

Swain

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Thackrah

Mother In Law
First name(s) Walter Henry
Last name Swain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter Henry

Swain

Head

Married

36

1845

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Swain

Wife

Married

34

1847

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Walter Henry

Swain

Son

Single

13

1868

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Althea

Swain

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Swain

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Willie

Swain

Son

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Swain

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Thackrah

Mother In Law

Widow

53

1828

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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