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Household of William Swales (born 1820, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Swales, born in 1820 in Hull, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Amelia Swales, born in 1818 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. They had 3 children; Edward K (born 1851 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Rebekah (born 1859 in Woolwich, Kent, England) and Edith (born 1861 in Woolwich, Kent, England).


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William Swales's household

Male

William

Swales

Head
Female

Amelia

Swales

Wife
Male

Edward K

Swales

Son
Female

Rebekah

Swales

Daughter
Female

Edith

Swales

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Swales
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Hull, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Swales

Head

Married

61

1820

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Amelia

Swales

Wife

Married

63

1818

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Edward K

Swales

Son

Single

30

1851

Woolwich, Kent, England

Rebekah

Swales

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Woolwich, Kent, England

Edith

Swales

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Woolwich, Kent, England

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