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Household of William Sword (born 1853, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in North Leith, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sword, born in 1853 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Tod Sword, born in 1854 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 1 child; Peter Taylor, born 1881 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Agnes Mitchell Scott, born in 1862 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.


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William Sword's household

Male

William

Sword

Head
Female

Mary Tod

Sword

Wife
Male

Peter Taylor

Sword

Son
Female

Agnes Mitchell

Scott

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Sword
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sword

Head

Married

28

1853

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary Tod

Sword

Wife

Married

27

1854

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Peter Taylor

Sword

Son

-

0

1881

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes Mitchell

Scott

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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