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Household of William Swankie (born 1818, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Vigeans (Landward), 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 Swankie and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Swankie, born in 1818 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Swankie, born in 1825 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; Jane (born 1851 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1859 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander (born 1863 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Peter (born 1865 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Margaret (born 1867 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Grandson, Thomas Cargill, born in 1875 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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William Swankie's household

Male

William

Swankie

Head
Female

Margaret

Swankie

Wife
Female

Jane

Swankie

Daughter
Male

William

Swankie

Son
Male

Alexander

Swankie

Son
Male

Peter

Swankie

Son
Female

Margaret

Swankie

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Cargill

Grandson
First name(s) William
Last name Swankie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Swankie

Head

Married

63

1818

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Swankie

Wife

Married

56

1825

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Swankie

Daughter

Unmarried

30

1851

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Swankie

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Swankie

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Peter

Swankie

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Swankie

Daughter

-

14

1867

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Thomas

Cargill

Grandson

-

6

1875

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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