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Household of William Swanson (born 1831, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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 Swanson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Swanson, born in 1831 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Nancy Swanson, born in 1836 in Astley, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Alice (born 1856 in Astley, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1861 in Astley, Lancashire, England), John (born 1864 in Astley, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1866 in Astley, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Astley, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1874 in Astley, Lancashire, England), Ada (born 1877 in Astley, Lancashire, England) and Charles (born 1879 in Astley, Lancashire, England).


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William Swanson's household

Male

William

Swanson

Head
Female

Nancy

Swanson

Wife
Female

Alice

Swanson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Swanson

Daughter
Male

John

Swanson

Son
Male

Joseph

Swanson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Swanson

Daughter
Male

Richard

Swanson

Son
Female

Ada

Swanson

Daughter
Male

Charles

Swanson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Swanson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Swanson

Head

Married

50

1831

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Swanson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Astley, Lancashire, England

Alice

Swanson

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Astley, Lancashire, England

Mary

Swanson

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Astley, Lancashire, England

John

Swanson

Son

Single

17

1864

Astley, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Swanson

Son

Single

15

1866

Astley, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Swanson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Astley, Lancashire, England

Richard

Swanson

Son

Single

7

1874

Astley, Lancashire, England

Ada

Swanson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Astley, Lancashire, England

Charles

Swanson

Son

Single

2

1879

Astley, Lancashire, England

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