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Household of William Swift (born 1835, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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 Swift and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Swift, born in 1835 in Prescot, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 8 children; Louisa (born 1858 in Prescot, Lancashire, England), William Percy (born 1862 in Prescot, Lancashire, England), Flora (born 1864 in Prescot, Lancashire, England), Emily Ada (born 1866 in Kirkdale, Lancashire, England), William Gilbert (born 1867 in Huyton, Lancashire, England), Ethel (born 1869 in Huyton, Lancashire, England), Anne Blanche (born 1872 in Huyton, Lancashire, England) and Laura Mabel (born 1877 in Huyton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Margaret Jackson, born in 1861 in Lancashire, England.
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William Swift's household
William
Swift
Head
Louisa
Swift
Daughter
William Percy
Swift
Son
Flora
Swift
Daughter
Emily Ada
Swift
Daughter
William Gilbert
Swift
Son
Ethel
Swift
Daughter
Anne Blanche
Swift
Daughter
Laura Mabel
Swift
Daughter
Margaret
Jackson
Servant
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Swift |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 46 |
| Birth year | 1835 |
| Birth place | Prescot, Lancashire, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Swift | Head | Widower | 46 | 1835 | Prescot, Lancashire, England | |
Louisa | Swift | Daughter | Single | 23 | 1858 | Prescot, Lancashire, England | |
William Percy | Swift | Son | Single | 19 | 1862 | Prescot, Lancashire, England | |
Flora | Swift | Daughter | Single | 17 | 1864 | Prescot, Lancashire, England | |
Emily Ada | Swift | Daughter | Single | 15 | 1866 | Kirkdale, Lancashire, England | |
William Gilbert | Swift | Son | Single | 14 | 1867 | Huyton, Lancashire, England | |
Ethel | Swift | Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | Huyton, Lancashire, England | |
Anne Blanche | Swift | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Huyton, Lancashire, England | |
Laura Mabel | Swift | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Huyton, Lancashire, England | |
Margaret | Jackson | Servant | Single | 20 | 1861 | Lancashire, England |
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