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Household of William Swan (born 1840, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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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 1840 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Swan, born in 1843 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; Agnes (born 1864 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1871 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jane (born 1878 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Jessie M (born 1881 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Mary Cargill, born in 1856 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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William Swan's household

Male

William

Swan

Head
Female

Margaret

Swan

Wife
Female

Agnes

Swan

Daughter
Male

William

Swan

Son
Female

Jane

Swan

Daughter
Female

Jessie M

Swan

Daughter
Female

Mary

Cargill

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Swan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Swan

Head

Married

41

1840

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Swan

Wife

Married

38

1843

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes

Swan

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Swan

Son

-

10

1871

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Swan

Daughter

-

3

1878

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie M

Swan

Daughter

-

0

1881

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Cargill

Boarder

Unmarried

25

1856

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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