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Household of William A Swell (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, 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.

William A Swell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William A Swell, born in 1838 in Bradford, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William A was the head of the household, married to Mary M Swell, born in 1845 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Herbert (born 1870 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Margaret (born 1872 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Frank (born 1873 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and Harold (born 1876 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William A's Lodger, Charlotte (born 1857 in London, Middlesex, England) and William A's Servant, Sarah J (born 1866 in Durham, Durham, England).


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William A Swell's household

Male

William A

Swell

Head
Female

Mary M

Swell

Wife
Male

Herbert

Swell

Son
Female

Margaret

Swell

Daughter
Male

Frank

Swell

Son
Male

Harold

Swell

Son
Female

Charlotte

Arnott

Lodger
Female

Sarah J

Bell

Servant
First name(s) William A
Last name Swell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William A

Swell

Head

Married

43

1838

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Mary M

Swell

Wife

Married

36

1845

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Swell

Son

Single

11

1870

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Swell

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Frank

Swell

Son

Single

8

1873

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Harold

Swell

Son

Single

5

1876

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Charlotte

Arnott

Lodger

Single

24

1857

London, Middlesex, England

Sarah J

Bell

Servant

Single

15

1866

Durham, Durham, England

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