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Household of Dennis Sweeney (born 1839)

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.

Dennis Sweeney and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Dennis Sweeney, born in 1839 in , consisted of 6 members. Dennis was the head of the household, married to Hannah Sweeney, born in 1850 in Ireland. They had 3 children; John (born 1869 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1872 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas (born 1878 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Dennis's Lodger, Henry Hickman, born in 1840 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England.


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Dennis Sweeney's household

Male

Dennis

Sweeney

Head
Female

Hannah

Sweeney

Wife
Male

John

Sweeney

Son
Female

Mary

Sweeney

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Sweeney

Son
Male

Henry

Hickman

Lodger
First name(s) Dennis
Last name Sweeney
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Dennis

Sweeney

Head

Married

42

1839

Ireland

Hannah

Sweeney

Wife

Married

31

1850

Ireland

John

Sweeney

Son

Single

12

1869

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Sweeney

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Sweeney

Son

Single

3

1878

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Hickman

Lodger

Single

41

1840

Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

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