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Household of Walter Swanston (born 1844, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Carrington, Midlothian, 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.

Walter Swanston and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Swanston, born in 1844 in Penicuik, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Agnes Swanston, born in 1845 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Jessie (born 1870 in Carrington, Midlothian, Scotland), Adam (born 1872 in Carrington, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth J (born 1873 in Temple, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1876 in Carrington, Midlothian, Scotland), Walter (born 1878 in Carrington, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1879 in Carrington, Midlothian, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1881 in Carrington, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Walter Swanston's household

Male

Walter

Swanston

Head
Female

Agnes

Swanston

Wife
Female

Jessie

Swanston

Daughter
Male

Adam

Swanston

Son
Female

Elizabeth J

Swanston

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Swanston

Daughter
Male

Walter

Swanston

Son
Male

Thomas

Swanston

Son
Female

Agnes

Swanston

Daughter
First name(s) Walter
Last name Swanston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Swanston

Head

Married

37

1844

Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Swanston

Wife

Married

36

1845

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Jessie

Swanston

Daughter

-

11

1870

Carrington, Midlothian, Scotland

Adam

Swanston

Son

-

9

1872

Carrington, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth J

Swanston

Daughter

-

8

1873

Temple, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Swanston

Daughter

-

5

1876

Carrington, Midlothian, Scotland

Walter

Swanston

Son

-

3

1878

Carrington, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Swanston

Son

-

2

1879

Carrington, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Swanston

Daughter

-

0

1881

Carrington, Midlothian, Scotland

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