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Household of William Swales (born 1846, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Swales, born in 1846 in Hartwith, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Swales, born in 1847 in Ripon, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1873 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Ann (born 1875 in Hartwith, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1877 in Yorkshire, England) and Amy (born 1878 in Middlestown, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Thomas Wood, born in 1864 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.


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William Swales's household

Male

William

Swales

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Swales

Wife
Male

Thomas

Wood

Servant
Female

Mary

Swales

Daughter
Female

Ann

Swales

Daughter
Male

George

Swales

Son
Female

Amy

Swales

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Swales
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Hartwith, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Swales

Head

Married

35

1846

Hartwith, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Swales

Wife

Married

34

1847

Ripon, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Wood

Servant

Single

17

1864

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Swales

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Swales

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Hartwith, Yorkshire, England

George

Swales

Son

Single

4

1877

Yorkshire, England

Amy

Swales

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Middlestown, Yorkshire, England

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