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Household of William Swords (born 1843, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stoke Damerel, Devon, 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 Swords and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Swords, born in 1843 in Stoke Damerel, Devon, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Swords, born in 1843 in Stoke Damerel, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Emily (born 1866 in Stoke Damerel, Devon, England), William (born 1869 in Stoke Damerel, Devon, England), James (born 1872 in Stoke Damerel, Devon, England), Alice (born 1874 in Stoke Damerel, Devon, England), Kate (born 1877 in Stoke Damerel, Devon, England) and Henry (born 1880 in Stoke Damerel, Devon, England).


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William Swords's household

Male

William

Swords

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Swords

Wife
Female

Emily

Swords

Daughter
Male

William

Swords

Son
Male

James

Swords

Son
Female

Alice

Swords

Daughter
Female

Kate

Swords

Daughter
Male

Henry

Swords

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Swords
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Stoke Damerel, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Swords

Head

Married

38

1843

Stoke Damerel, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Swords

Wife

Married

38

1843

Stoke Damerel, Devon, England

Emily

Swords

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Stoke Damerel, Devon, England

William

Swords

Son

Single

12

1869

Stoke Damerel, Devon, England

James

Swords

Son

Single

9

1872

Stoke Damerel, Devon, England

Alice

Swords

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Stoke Damerel, Devon, England

Kate

Swords

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Stoke Damerel, Devon, England

Henry

Swords

Son

Single

1

1880

Stoke Damerel, Devon, England

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