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Household of William Swan (born 1833, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Swan, born in 1833 in Tynemouth, Northumberland, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Dorothy Swan, born in 1836 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 6 children; James (born 1861 in Sunderland, Durham, England), William (born 1865 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Agnes (born 1867 in Sunderland, Durham, England), John (born 1876 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Mary Ann (born 1878 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Laidlaw (born 1881 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Samuel (born 1853 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England) and William's Boarder, William (born 1866 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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William Swan's household

Male

William

Swan

Head
Female

Dorothy

Swan

Wife
Male

James

Swan

Son
Male

William

Swan

Son
Female

Agnes

Swan

Daughter
Male

John

Swan

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Swan

Daughter
Male

Laidlaw

Swan

Son
Male

Samuel

Mc Laughlan

Boarder
Male

William

Mc Laughlan

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Swan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Tynemouth, Northumberland, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Swan

Head

Married

48

1833

Tynemouth, Northumberland, England

Dorothy

Swan

Wife

Married

45

1836

Sunderland, Durham, England

James

Swan

Son

Single

20

1861

Sunderland, Durham, England

William

Swan

Son

Single

16

1865

Sunderland, Durham, England

Agnes

Swan

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Sunderland, Durham, England

John

Swan

Son

Single

5

1876

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary Ann

Swan

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sunderland, Durham, England

Laidlaw

Swan

Son

Single

0

1881

Sunderland, Durham, England

Samuel

Mc Laughlan

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

William

Mc Laughlan

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Sunderland, Durham, England

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