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Household of William J Swain (born 1843, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canterbury, Kent, 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 J Swain and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William J Swain, born in 1843 in Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. William J was the head of the household, married to Jane E Swain, born in 1841 in Dorset, England. They had 8 children; William H (born 1868 in Canterbury, Kent, England), Richard M (born 1869 in Kent, England), Florence M (born 1871 in Kent, England), Lilian J (born 1873 in Kent, England), Mildred E (born 1875 in Kent, England), Mabel H (born 1876 in Kent, England), Sidney J (born 1877 in Kent, England) and Edith M (born 1880 in Kent, England).


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William J Swain's household

Male

William J

Swain

Head
Female

Jane E

Swain

Wife
Male

William H

Swain

Son
Male

Richard M

Swain

Son
Female

Florence M

Swain

Daughter
Female

Lilian J

Swain

Daughter
Female

Mildred E

Swain

Daughter
Female

Mabel H

Swain

Daughter
Male

Sidney J

Swain

Son
Female

Edith M

Swain

Daughter
First name(s) William J
Last name Swain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William J

Swain

Head

Married

38

1843

Middlesex, England

Jane E

Swain

Wife

Married

40

1841

Dorset, England

William H

Swain

Son

Single

13

1868

Canterbury, Kent, England

Richard M

Swain

Son

Single

12

1869

Kent, England

Florence M

Swain

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Kent, England

Lilian J

Swain

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Kent, England

Mildred E

Swain

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Kent, England

Mabel H

Swain

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Kent, England

Sidney J

Swain

Son

Single

4

1877

Kent, England

Edith M

Swain

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Kent, England

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