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Household of William T Swan (born 1845, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, London,Middlesex, 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 T Swan and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William T Swan, born in 1845 in Oldbury, Shropshire, consisted of 5 members. William T was the head of the household, married to Eliza Swan, born in 1845 in Guernsey, Channel Islands. They had 2 children; William E (born 1874 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England) and Archibald (born 1880 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William T's Servant, Matilda Murphy, born in 1859 in Ireland.


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William T Swan's household

Male

William T

Swan

Head
Female

Eliza

Swan

Wife
Male

William E

Swan

Son
Male

Archibald

Swan

Son
Female

Matilda

Murphy

Servant
First name(s) William T
Last name Swan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Oldbury, Shropshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William T

Swan

Head

Married

36

1845

Oldbury, Shropshire, England

Eliza

Swan

Wife

Married

36

1845

Guernsey, Channel Islands

William E

Swan

Son

Single

7

1874

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Archibald

Swan

Son

Single

1

1880

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Matilda

Murphy

Servant

Single

22

1859

Ireland

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