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Household of William Swan (born 1839, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Swan, born in 1839 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Swan, born in 1841 in Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1873 in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1875 in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Edward (born 1877 in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1880 in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Mary Grierson, born in 1865 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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William Swan's household

Male

William

Swan

Head
Female

Catherine

Swan

Wife
Male

James

Swan

Son
Male

Thomas

Swan

Son
Male

Edward

Swan

Son
Male

William

Swan

Son
Male

Robert

Swan

Son
Female

Mary

Grierson

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Swan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Swan

Head

Married

42

1839

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Catherine

Swan

Wife

Married

40

1841

Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Swan

Son

-

8

1873

Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Thomas

Swan

Son

-

6

1875

Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Edward

Swan

Son

-

4

1877

Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Swan

Son

-

3

1878

Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert

Swan

Son

-

1

1880

Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Grierson

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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