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Household of William Swain (born 1820, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Congleton, Cheshire, 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 1820 in Sandbach, Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Swain, born in 1824 in Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 2 children; John James (born 1864 in Sandbach, Cheshire, England) and Arthur (born 1868 in Sandbach, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Dter, Mary Gradnall (born 1870 in Sandbach, Cheshire, England) and William's -, Ann (born 1856 in North Wingfield, Derbyshire, England).


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William Swain's household

Male

William

Swain

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Swain

Wife
Male

John James

Swann

Son
Male

Arthur

Swann

Son
Female

Mary Gradnall

Swann

Dter
Female

Ann

Leary

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First name(s) William
Last name Swain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Sandbach, Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Swain

Head

Married

61

1820

Sandbach, Cheshire, England

Mary Ann

Swain

Wife

Married

57

1824

Glamorganshire, Wales

John James

Swann

Son

Single

17

1864

Sandbach, Cheshire, England

Arthur

Swann

Son

Single

13

1868

Sandbach, Cheshire, England

Mary Gradnall

Swann

Dter

Single

11

1870

Sandbach, Cheshire, England

Ann

Leary

-

Single

25

1856

North Wingfield, Derbyshire, England

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