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Household of William Sword (born 1838, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sword, born in 1838 in Roxburghshire, consisted of 3 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Sword, born in 1847 in Peeblesshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; James Alex, born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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William Sword's household

Male

William

Sword

Head
Female

Ellen

Sword

Wife
Male

James Alex

Sword

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Sword
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sword

Head

Married

43

1838

Roxburghshire, Scotland

Ellen

Sword

Wife

Married

34

1847

Peeblesshire, Scotland

James Alex

Sword

Son

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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