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Household of William C Swanton (born 1838, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wincanton, Somerset, 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 C Swanton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William C Swanton, born in 1838 in Somerset, consisted of 8 members. William C was the head of the household, married to Matilda Swanton, born in 1845 in Somerset, England. They had 3 children; Ernest W (born 1871 in Dibden, Hampshire, England), Edward A (born 1873 in Bratton Seymour, Somerset, England) and Albert A (born 1875 in Bratton Seymour, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William C's Teacher, Mary A (born 1857 in Somerset, England), William C's Visitor, Albert E (born 1867 in Somerset, England) and William C's Servant, Lavina (born 1863 in Sturminster Newton, Dorset, England).


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William C Swanton's household

Male

William C

Swanton

Head
Female

Matilda

Swanton

Wife
Male

Ernest W

Swanton

Son
Male

Edward A

Swanton

Son
Male

Albert A

Swanton

Son
Female

Mary A

Leversedge

Teacher
Male

Albert E

Jacob

Visitor
Female

Lavina

Norman

Servant
First name(s) William C
Last name Swanton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William C

Swanton

Head

Married

43

1838

Somerset, England

Matilda

Swanton

Wife

Married

36

1845

Somerset, England

Ernest W

Swanton

Son

Single

10

1871

Dibden, Hampshire, England

Edward A

Swanton

Son

Single

8

1873

Bratton Seymour, Somerset, England

Albert A

Swanton

Son

Single

6

1875

Bratton Seymour, Somerset, England

Mary A

Leversedge

Teacher

Single

24

1857

Somerset, England

Albert E

Jacob

Visitor

Single

14

1867

Somerset, England

Lavina

Norman

Servant

Single

18

1863

Sturminster Newton, Dorset, England

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