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Household of William Swain (born 1841, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dover, 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 Swain and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Swain, born in 1841 in Dover, Kent, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, single. He had 3 children; Albert (born 1864 in Dover, Kent, England), Elizabeth (born 1866 in Dover, Kent, England) and Henry (born 1869 in Dover, Kent, England). He had 1 grandchild; Joanna, born 1876 in Dover, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger Head, Charlotte Gatehouse, born in 1833 in Dover, Kent, England.


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William Swain's household

Male

William

Swain

Head
Female

Charlotte

Gatehouse

Lodger Head
Male

Albert

Gatehouse

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Gatehouse

Daughter
Male

Henry

Gatehouse

Son
Female

Joanna

Gatehouse

Grand Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Swain
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Dover, Kent, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Swain

Head

Single

40

1841

Dover, Kent, England

Charlotte

Gatehouse

Lodger Head

Widow

48

1833

Dover, Kent, England

Albert

Gatehouse

Son

Single

17

1864

Dover, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Gatehouse

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Dover, Kent, England

Henry

Gatehouse

Son

Single

12

1869

Dover, Kent, England

Joanna

Gatehouse

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Dover, Kent, England

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