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Household of William Swan (born 1841, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 Swan and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Swan, born in 1841 in Stepney, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Swan, born in 1839 in Hackney, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1868 in Stretford, Lancashire, England), Frederick R (born 1869 in Stretford, Lancashire, England), Alice Jane (born 1872 in Withington, Lancashire, England) and Arthur E (born 1874 in Withington, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Arthur Greaves, born in 1860 in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England.


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William Swan's household

Male

William

Swan

Head
Female

Jane

Swan

Wife
Male

William

Swan

Son
Male

Frederick R

Swan

Son
Female

Alice Jane

Swan

Daughter
Male

Arthur E

Swan

Son
Male

Arthur

Greaves

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Swan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Stepney, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Swan

Head

Married

40

1841

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Jane

Swan

Wife

Married

42

1839

Hackney, Middlesex, England

William

Swan

Son

Single

13

1868

Stretford, Lancashire, England

Frederick R

Swan

Son

Single

12

1869

Stretford, Lancashire, England

Alice Jane

Swan

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Withington, Lancashire, England

Arthur E

Swan

Son

Single

7

1874

Withington, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Greaves

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England

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