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Household of William Swan (born 1836, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Swan, born in 1836 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Swan, born in 1834 in Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 8 children; Margaret (born 1863 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), David (born 1864 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Catherine (born 1866 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), James (born 1867 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), William (born 1869 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), George (born 1871 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Thomas (born 1875 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Robert (born 1878 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Sister-In-Law, Catherine McKay, born in 1836 in Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.


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William Swan's household

Male

William

Swan

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Swan

Wife
Female

Margaret

Swan

Daughter
Male

David

Swan

Son
Female

Catherine

Swan

Daughter
Male

James

Swan

Son
Male

William

Swan

Son
Male

George

Swan

Son
Male

Thomas

Swan

Son
Male

Robert

Swan

Son
Female

Catherine

McKay

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name Swan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Swan

Head

Married

45

1836

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Mary Ann

Swan

Wife

Married

47

1834

Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Swan

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

David

Swan

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Catherine

Swan

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

James

Swan

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

William

Swan

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

George

Swan

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Thomas

Swan

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Robert

Swan

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Catherine

McKay

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

45

1836

Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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