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Household of William Swan (born 1857, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, 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 Swan and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Swan, born in 1857 in March, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Swan, born in 1846 in Spaldington, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; George (born 1868 in Spaldington, Yorkshire, England), Emma (born 1870 in Portington, Yorkshire, England), Edith (born 1873 in Portington, Yorkshire, England) and Tom W (born 1877 in Fairburn, Yorkshire, England).


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William Swan's household

Male

William

Swan

Head
Female

Margaret

Swan

Wife
Male

George

Swan

Son
Female

Emma

Swan

Daughter
Female

Edith

Swan

Daughter
Male

Tom W

Swan

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Swan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place March, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Swan

Head

Married

24

1857

March, Cambridgeshire, England

Margaret

Swan

Wife

Married

35

1846

Spaldington, Yorkshire, England

George

Swan

Son

Single

13

1868

Spaldington, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Swan

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Portington, Yorkshire, England

Edith

Swan

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Portington, Yorkshire, England

Tom W

Swan

Son

Single

4

1877

Fairburn, Yorkshire, England

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