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Household of William Swain (born 1818, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, Lancashire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Swain, born in 1818 in Cheshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Swain, born in 1829 in Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Margaret (born 1852 in Cheshire, England), John (born 1860 in Cheshire, England), Ida Jane (born 1865 in Cheshire, England), Joseph (born 1868 in Cheshire, England), Jessie (born 1870 in Cheshire, England), Florence (born 1871 in Cheshire, England) and Annie (born 1859 in Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Son In Law, James (born 1861 in Cheshire, England) and William's Nephew, Earnest (born 1881 in Cheshire, England).


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William Swain's household

Male

William

Swain

Head
Female

Mary

Swain

Wife
Female

Margaret

Swain

Daughter
Male

John

Swain

Son
Female

Ida Jane

Swain

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Swain

Son
Female

Jessie

Swain

Daughter
Female

Florence

Swain

Daughter
Male

James

Mills

Son In Law
Female

Annie

Mills

Daughter
Male

Earnest

Mills

Nephew
First name(s) William
Last name Swain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Swain

Head

Married

63

1818

Cheshire, England

Mary

Swain

Wife

Married

52

1829

Lancashire, England

Margaret

Swain

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Cheshire, England

John

Swain

Son

Single

21

1860

Cheshire, England

Ida Jane

Swain

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Cheshire, England

Joseph

Swain

Son

Single

13

1868

Cheshire, England

Jessie

Swain

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Cheshire, England

Florence

Swain

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Cheshire, England

James

Mills

Son In Law

Married

20

1861

Cheshire, England

Annie

Mills

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Cheshire, England

Earnest

Mills

Nephew

Single

0

1881

Cheshire, England

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