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Household of William H Swift (born 1842, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, 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 H Swift and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William H Swift, born in 1842 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, consisted of 6 members. William H was the head of the household, married to Ellen Swift, born in 1845 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. They had 3 children; William Hy (born 1868 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Edward G (born 1874 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and George A (born 1878 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William H's Boarder, Thomas Westhead, born in 1844 in -.


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William H Swift's household

Male

William H

Swift

Head
Female

Ellen

Swift

Wife
Male

William Hy

Swift

Son
Male

Edward G

Swift

Son
Male

George A

Swift

Son
Male

Thomas

Westhead

Boarder
First name(s) William H
Last name Swift
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William H

Swift

Head

Married

39

1842

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Ellen

Swift

Wife

Married

36

1845

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

William Hy

Swift

Son

Single

13

1868

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Edward G

Swift

Son

Single

7

1874

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

George A

Swift

Son

Single

3

1878

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Westhead

Boarder

Single

37

1844

-

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