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Household of William Sword (born 1834, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland

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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 Sword and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sword, born in 1834 in Perthshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Sword, born in 1836 in Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Mary F (born 1868 in Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1869 in Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland), Henry R (born 1871 in Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1873 in Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1874 in Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland) and Maggie (born 1876 in Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Sister-In-Law, Annie Reid, born in 1830 in Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland.


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William Sword's household

Male

William

Sword

Head
Female

Catherine

Sword

Wife
Female

Mary F

Sword

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Sword

Daughter
Male

Henry R

Sword

Son
Female

Annie

Sword

Daughter
Male

Peter

Sword

Son
Female

Maggie

Sword

Daughter
Female

Annie

Reid

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name Sword
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sword

Head

Married

47

1834

Perthshire, Scotland

Catherine

Sword

Wife

Married

45

1836

Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary F

Sword

Daughter

-

13

1868

Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland

Jessie

Sword

Daughter

-

12

1869

Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland

Henry R

Sword

Son

-

10

1871

Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland

Annie

Sword

Daughter

-

8

1873

Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland

Peter

Sword

Son

-

7

1874

Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland

Maggie

Sword

Daughter

-

5

1876

Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland

Annie

Reid

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

51

1830

Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland

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