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Household of William Swaffer (born 1840, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ashford, 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 Swaffer and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Swaffer, born in 1840 in Woodchurch, Kent, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Harriet Swaffer, born in 1849 in Ramsgate, Kent, England. They had 6 children; Edward (born 1864 in Woodchurch, Kent, England), Sarah (born 1870 in Pluckley, Kent, England), William (born 1871 in Pluckley, Kent, England), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Pluckley, Kent, England), Amelia (born 1875 in Ramsgate, Kent, England) and Lilly (born 1879 in Pluckley, Kent, England).


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William Swaffer's household

Male

William

Swaffer

Head
Female

Harriet

Swaffer

Wife
Male

Edward

Swaffer

Son
Female

Sarah

Swaffer

Daughter
Male

William

Swaffer

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Swaffer

Daughter
Female

Amelia

Sayers

Daughter
Female

Lilly

Swaffer

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Swaffer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Woodchurch, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Swaffer

Head

Married

41

1840

Woodchurch, Kent, England

Harriet

Swaffer

Wife

Married

32

1849

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Edward

Swaffer

Son

Single

17

1864

Woodchurch, Kent, England

Sarah

Swaffer

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Pluckley, Kent, England

William

Swaffer

Son

Single

10

1871

Pluckley, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Swaffer

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Pluckley, Kent, England

Amelia

Sayers

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Lilly

Swaffer

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Pluckley, Kent, England

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