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Household of Walter Sword (born 1811, Selkirkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, 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 Sword and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Sword, born in 1811 in Ettrick, Selkirkshire, consisted of 7 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Isabella Sword, born in 1816 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Ann, born 1845 in Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Walter's Servant, Donald (born 1847 in Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland), Walter's Servant, William (born 1861 in Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Walter's Servant, Betsy (born 1866 in Cromdale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Walter's Visitor, Ann (born 1814 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Walter Sword's household

Male

Walter

Sword

Head
Female

Isabella

Sword

Wife
Female

Ann

Sword

Daughter
Male

Donald

Fisher

Servant
Male

William

Amos

Servant
Female

Betsy

Richardson

Servant
Female

Ann

Ketchen

Visitor
First name(s) Walter
Last name Sword
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Sword

Head

Married

70

1811

Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Sword

Wife

Married

65

1816

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Ann

Sword

Daughter

Unmarried

36

1845

Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Donald

Fisher

Servant

Unmarried

34

1847

Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

William

Amos

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Betsy

Richardson

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Cromdale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Ann

Ketchen

Visitor

Widow

67

1814

Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland

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