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Household of James Swanston (born 1845, Berwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, 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.

James Swanston and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Swanston, born in 1845 in Merton, Berwickshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Swanston, born in 1847 in Stow, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 7 children; John (born 1864 in Stow, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Walter (born 1873 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Barbara L (born 1876 in Plean, Stirlingshire, Scotland), James R L (born 1878 in Plean, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Jane A (born 1879 in Plean, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and William L (born 1881 in Plean, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother-In-Law, Elizabeth Lees, born in 1825 in Stow, Midlothian, Scotland.


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James Swanston's household

Male

James

Swanston

Head
Female

Jane

Swanston

Wife
Male

John

Swanston

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Swanston

Daughter
Male

Walter

Swanston

Son
Female

Barbara L

Swanston

Daughter
Male

James R L

Swanston

Son
Female

Jane A

Swanston

Daughter
Male

William L

Swanston

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Lees

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Swanston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Merton, Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Swanston

Head

Married

36

1845

Merton, Berwickshire, Scotland

Jane

Swanston

Wife

Married

34

1847

Stow, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Swanston

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Stow, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Swanston

Daughter

-

12

1869

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Walter

Swanston

Son

-

8

1873

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Barbara L

Swanston

Daughter

-

5

1876

Plean, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James R L

Swanston

Son

-

3

1878

Plean, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jane A

Swanston

Daughter

-

2

1879

Plean, Stirlingshire, Scotland

William L

Swanston

Son

-

0

1881

Plean, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Lees

Mother-In-Law

Unmarried

56

1825

Stow, Midlothian, Scotland

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