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Household of William Swift (born 1835, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, 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 Swift and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Swift, born in 1835 in Wadhurst, Sussex, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Hannah E Swift, born in 1844 in Clare, Suffolk, England. They had 1 child; Hannah, born 1864 in City of London, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother, George (born 1843 in Wadhurst, Sussex, England), William's Visitor, Jessie (born 1848 in Sussex, England), William's Lodger, Sarah (born 1817 in Seal, Kent, England) and William's Lodger, John (born 1853 in Sussex, England).


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William Swift's household

Male

William

Swift

Head
Female

Hannah E

Swift

Wife
Female

Hannah

Swift

Daughter
Male

George

Swift

Brother
Male

Jessie

Mann

Visitor
Female

Sarah

Allingham

Lodger
Male

John

Mann

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Swift
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Wadhurst, Sussex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Swift

Head

Married

46

1835

Wadhurst, Sussex, England

Hannah E

Swift

Wife

Married

37

1844

Clare, Suffolk, England

Hannah

Swift

Daughter

Single

17

1864

City of London, Middlesex, England

George

Swift

Brother

Single

38

1843

Wadhurst, Sussex, England

Jessie

Mann

Visitor

Married

33

1848

Sussex, England

Sarah

Allingham

Lodger

Single

64

1817

Seal, Kent, England

John

Mann

Lodger

Single

28

1853

Sussex, England

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