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Household of David Sweaney (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, Lancashire, 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.

David Sweaney and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Sweaney, born in 1838 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. David was the head of the household, married to Margaret Sweaney, born in 1840 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Thomas H (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Samuel (born 1867 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Margaret G (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), David (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Infant (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Mother, Frances (born 1810 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and David's Mother In Law, Mary A (born 1797 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland).


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David Sweaney's household

Male

David

Sweaney

Head
Female

Margaret

Sweaney

Wife
Male

Thomas H

Sweaney

Son
Male

Samuel

Sweaney

Son
Male

William

Sweaney

Son
Female

Mary

Sweaney

Daughter
Female

Margaret G

Sweaney

Daughter
Male

David

Sweaney

Son
Female

Alice

Sweaney

Daughter
Female

Infant

Sweaney

Daughter
Female

Frances

Sweaney

Mother
Female

Mary A

Bell

Mother In Law
First name(s) David
Last name Sweaney
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Sweaney

Head

Married

43

1838

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Sweaney

Wife

Married

41

1840

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas H

Sweaney

Son

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Sweaney

Son

Single

14

1867

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Sweaney

Son

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Sweaney

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret G

Sweaney

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

David

Sweaney

Son

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alice

Sweaney

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Infant

Sweaney

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Frances

Sweaney

Mother

Widow

71

1810

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Bell

Mother In Law

Widow

84

1797

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

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