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Household of William Swales (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,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 Swales and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Swales, born in 1840 in Whitby, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Hannah M Swales, born in 1833 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1867 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England), William J (born 1870 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah A (born 1872 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Nephew, Harry Scarr, born in 1856 in -.


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William Swales's household

Male

William

Swales

Head
Female

Hannah M

Swales

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Swales

Daughter
Male

William J

Swales

Son
Female

Sarah A

Swales

Daughter
Male

Harry

Scarr

Nephew
First name(s) William
Last name Swales
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Swales

Head

Married

41

1840

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Hannah M

Swales

Wife

Married

48

1833

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Swales

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

William J

Swales

Son

Single

11

1870

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Swales

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Scarr

Nephew

Single

25

1856

-

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