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Household of James Sweeney (born 1826)

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.

James Sweeney and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Sweeney, born in 1826 in , consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Harriet Sweeney, born in 1833 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 8 children; William (born 1857 in Heckington, Lincolnshire, England), Sophia (born 1859 in Heckington, Lincolnshire, England), John (born 1861 in Heckington, Lincolnshire, England), George (born 1863 in Somerset, England), Thoedosia (born 1868 in Normanton, Yorkshire, England), Samuel (born 1870 in Normanton, Yorkshire, England), Frank (born 1872 in Normanton, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph (born 1874 in Normanton, Yorkshire, England).


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James Sweeney's household

Male

James

Sweeney

Head
Female

Harriet

Sweeney

Wife
Male

William

Sweeney

Son
Female

Sophia

Sweeney

Daughter
Male

John

Sweeney

Son
Male

George

Sweeney

Son
Female

Thoedosia

Sweeney

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Sweeney

Son
Male

Frank

Sweeney

Son
Male

Joseph

Sweeney

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Sweeney
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Sweeney

Head

Married

55

1826

Ireland

Harriet

Sweeney

Wife

Married

48

1833

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

William

Sweeney

Son

Single

24

1857

Heckington, Lincolnshire, England

Sophia

Sweeney

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Heckington, Lincolnshire, England

John

Sweeney

Son

Single

20

1861

Heckington, Lincolnshire, England

George

Sweeney

Son

Single

18

1863

Somerset, England

Thoedosia

Sweeney

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Normanton, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Sweeney

Son

Single

11

1870

Normanton, Yorkshire, England

Frank

Sweeney

Son

Single

9

1872

Normanton, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Sweeney

Son

Single

7

1874

Normanton, Yorkshire, England

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