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Household of William Swales (born 1826, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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 Swales and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Swales, born in 1826 in Snaith, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Swales, born in 1835 in Easingwold, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Edwin C (born 1855 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1858 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Harriet A (born 1861 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Alice E (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Kate M (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Emma (born 1859 in -), William's Servant, Elizabeth A (born 1855 in Dawley, Shropshire, England) and William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1859 in Dawley, Shropshire, England).


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William Swales's household

Male

William

Swales

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Swales

Wife
Male

Edwin C

Swales

Son
Female

Mary E

Swales

Daughter
Female

Harriet A

Swales

Daughter
Female

Alice E

Swales

Daughter
Female

Kate M

Swales

Daughter
Female

Emma

Smith

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth A

Dunning

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Pinkstone

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Swales
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Snaith, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Swales

Head

Married

55

1826

Snaith, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Swales

Wife

Married

46

1835

Easingwold, Yorkshire, England

Edwin C

Swales

Son

Single

26

1855

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Swales

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Harriet A

Swales

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alice E

Swales

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Kate M

Swales

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Emma

Smith

Visitor

Single

22

1859

-

Elizabeth A

Dunning

Servant

Single

26

1855

Dawley, Shropshire, England

Elizabeth

Pinkstone

Servant

Single

22

1859

Dawley, Shropshire, England

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