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Household of William Swan (born 1850, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Swan, born in 1850 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Caroln Swan, born in 1849 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 6 children; George (born 1871 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), James (born 1874 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), John (born 1877 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Robert (born 1877 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), David (born 1879 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Helen (born 1881 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother-In-Law, Eliza Walker, born in 1814 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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William Swan's household

Male

William

Swan

Head
Female

Caroln

Swan

Wife
Male

George

Swan

Son
Male

James

Swan

Son
Male

John

Swan

Son
Male

Robert

Swan

Son
Male

David

Swan

Son
Female

Helen

Swan

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Walker

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name Swan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Swan

Head

Married

31

1850

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Caroln

Swan

Wife

Married

32

1849

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

George

Swan

Son

-

10

1871

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

James

Swan

Son

-

7

1874

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John

Swan

Son

-

4

1877

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Robert

Swan

Son

-

4

1877

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

David

Swan

Son

-

2

1879

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Helen

Swan

Daughter

-

0

1881

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Eliza

Walker

Mother-In-Law

Widow

67

1814

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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