Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of William Swanson (born 1851, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 4 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William Swanson, born in 1851 in Thurso, Caithness, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Lizzie Swanson, born in 1848 in England. They had 2 children; William G (born 1880 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland) and Clarence G (born 1881 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Jane Green, born in 1860 in England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

William Swanson's household

Male

William

Swanson

Head
Female

Lizzie

Swanson

Wife
Male

William G

Swanson

Son
Male

Clarence G

Swanson

Son
Female

Jane

Green

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Swanson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Swanson

Head

Married

30

1851

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Lizzie

Swanson

Wife

Married

33

1848

England

William G

Swanson

Son

-

1

1880

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Clarence G

Swanson

Son

-

0

1881

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Jane

Green

Visitor

Unmarried

21

1860

England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Swanson in Thurso in 1881, and follow the Swanson family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for William Swanson

We’ve found William Swanson in 93 family trees. Find out more about William Swanson's household and view the Swanson family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census