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Household of William Swain (born 1832)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Helston, Cornwall, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Swain, born in 1832 in , consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Alice Swain, born in 1833 in Cawsand, Cornwall, England. They had 7 children; Alice (born 1866 in Cawsand, Cornwall, England), Jessie (born 1868 in Cawsand, Cornwall, England), Ernest (born 1872 in Cawsand, Cornwall, England), Ada (born 1875 in St Mawes, Cornwall, England), Roland R (born 1877 in Gunwalloe, Cornwall, England), Albert W (born 1879 in Gunwalloe, Cornwall, England) and Minnie E (born 1881 in Gunwalloe, Cornwall, England).


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William Swain's household

Male

William

Swain

Head
Female

Alice

Swain

Wife
Female

Alice

Swain

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Swain

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Swain

Son
Female

Ada

Swain

Daughter
Male

Roland R

Swain

Son
Male

Albert W

Swain

Son
Female

Minnie E

Swain

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Swain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Swain

Head

Married

49

1832

Ireland

Alice

Swain

Wife

Married

48

1833

Cawsand, Cornwall, England

Alice

Swain

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Cawsand, Cornwall, England

Jessie

Swain

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Cawsand, Cornwall, England

Ernest

Swain

Son

Single

9

1872

Cawsand, Cornwall, England

Ada

Swain

Daughter

Single

6

1875

St Mawes, Cornwall, England

Roland R

Swain

Son

Single

4

1877

Gunwalloe, Cornwall, England

Albert W

Swain

Son

Single

2

1879

Gunwalloe, Cornwall, England

Minnie E

Swain

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Gunwalloe, Cornwall, England

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