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Household of Abel Swain (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Abel Swain and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abel Swain, born in 1841 in Stanley, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Abel was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Swain, born in 1844 in Stanley, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Ann (born 1865 in Stanley, Yorkshire, England), Charles Barker (born 1867 in Stanley, Yorkshire, England), Joe Colly (born 1869 in Stanley, Yorkshire, England), Harry (born 1871 in Stanley, Yorkshire, England), Emma (born 1874 in Stanley, Yorkshire, England), Fred (born 1878 in Stanley, Yorkshire, England) and Earnest (born 1879 in Stanley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Abel's Servant, Emma Lee, born in 1867 in Stanley, Yorkshire, England.


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Abel Swain's household

Male

Abel

Swain

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Swain

Wife
Female

Ann

Swain

Daughter
Male

Charles Barker

Swain

Son
Male

Joe Colly

Swaine

Son
Male

Harry

Swain

Son
Female

Emma

Swain

Daughter
Male

Fred

Swain

Son
Male

Earnest

Swain

Son
Female

Emma

Lee

Servant
First name(s) Abel
Last name Swain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Stanley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abel

Swain

Head

Married

40

1841

Stanley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ann

Swain

Wife

Married

37

1844

Stanley, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Swain

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Stanley, Yorkshire, England

Charles Barker

Swain

Son

Single

14

1867

Stanley, Yorkshire, England

Joe Colly

Swaine

Son

Single

12

1869

Stanley, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Swain

Son

Single

10

1871

Stanley, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Swain

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Stanley, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Swain

Son

Single

3

1878

Stanley, Yorkshire, England

Earnest

Swain

Son

Single

2

1879

Stanley, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Lee

Servant

Single

14

1867

Stanley, Yorkshire, England

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