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Household of William Swain (born 1838, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dartford, Kent, 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 Swain and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Swain, born in 1838 in Bonnington, Kent, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Annie (born 1865 in Cobham, Kent, England), Henry (born 1867 in Cobham, Kent, England), Emma (born 1869 in Cobham, Kent, England), Reginald (born 1871 in Cobham, Kent, England) and Basil (born 1875 in Cobham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, John Hawkens, born in 1855 in Kent, England.


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William Swain's household

Male

William

Swain

Head
Female

Annie

Swain

Daughter
Male

Henry

Swain

Son
Female

Emma

Swain

Daughter
Male

Reginald

Swain

Son
Male

Basil

Swain

Son
Male

John

Hawkens

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Swain
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Bonnington, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Swain

Head

Widower

43

1838

Bonnington, Kent, England

Annie

Swain

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Cobham, Kent, England

Henry

Swain

Son

Single

14

1867

Cobham, Kent, England

Emma

Swain

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Cobham, Kent, England

Reginald

Swain

Son

Single

10

1871

Cobham, Kent, England

Basil

Swain

Son

Single

6

1875

Cobham, Kent, England

John

Hawkens

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Kent, England

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