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Household of William Swann (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorley, Lancashire, England

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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 Swann and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Swann, born in 1839 in Leyland, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Swann, born in 1837 in Leyland, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1862 in Leyland, Lancashire, England), Ellen H (born 1863 in Leyland, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1866 in Leyland, Lancashire, England), Will (born 1867 in Leyland, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1869 in Leyland, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Richard Stevenson, born in 1822 in Leyland, Lancashire, England.


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William Swann's household

Male

William

Swann

Head
Female

Mary

Swann

Wife
Male

John

Swann

Son
Female

Ellen H

Swann

Daughter
Male

Richard

Swann

Son
Male

Will

Swann

Son
Male

Thomas

Swann

Son
Male

Richard

Stevenson

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Swann
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Leyland, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Swann

Head

Married

42

1839

Leyland, Lancashire, England

Mary

Swann

Wife

Married

44

1837

Leyland, Lancashire, England

John

Swann

Son

Single

19

1862

Leyland, Lancashire, England

Ellen H

Swann

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Leyland, Lancashire, England

Richard

Swann

Son

Single

15

1866

Leyland, Lancashire, England

Will

Swann

Son

Single

14

1867

Leyland, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Swann

Son

Single

12

1869

Leyland, Lancashire, England

Richard

Stevenson

Servant

Single

59

1822

Leyland, Lancashire, England

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