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Household of Edward Sweeney (born 1849)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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.

Edward Sweeney and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Sweeney, born in 1849 in , consisted of 6 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Annie Sweeney, born in 1851 in Scotland. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1876 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Mary J (born 1878 in Jarrow, Durham, England) and Edward (born 1880 in Jarrow, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Mother In Law, Margaret Kelly, born in 1836 in Ireland.


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Edward Sweeney's household

Male

Edward

Sweeney

Head
Female

Annie

Sweeney

Wife
Female

Margaret

Sweeney

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Sweeney

Daughter
Male

Edward

Sweeney

Son
Female

Margaret

Kelly

Mother In Law
First name(s) Edward
Last name Sweeney
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Sweeney

Head

Married

32

1849

Ireland

Annie

Sweeney

Wife

Married

30

1851

Scotland

Margaret

Sweeney

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Jarrow, Durham, England

Mary J

Sweeney

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Jarrow, Durham, England

Edward

Sweeney

Son

Single

1

1880

Jarrow, Durham, England

Margaret

Kelly

Mother In Law

Widow

45

1836

Ireland

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