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Household of James Sweeney (born 1840)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hartlepool, 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.

James Sweeney and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Sweeney, born in 1840 in , consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Alice Sweeney, born in 1846 in Scotland. They had 10 children; Mary (born 1865 in Scotland), John (born 1867 in Scotland), Margaret (born 1868 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1869 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Agnes (born 1871 in Scotland), James (born 1873 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Maria (born 1872 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1875 in Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Durham, England) and Annie (born 1878 in Durham, England).


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James Sweeney's household

Male

James

Sweeney

Head
Female

Alice

Sweeney

Wife
Female

Mary

Sweeney

Daughter
Male

John

Sweeney

Son
Female

Margaret

Sweeney

Daughter
Female

Alice

Sweeney

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Sweeney

Daughter
Male

James

Sweeney

Son
Female

Maria

Sweeney

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Sweeney

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Sweeney

Daughter
Female

Annie

Sweeney

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Sweeney
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Ireland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Sweeney

Head

Married

41

1840

Ireland

Alice

Sweeney

Wife

Married

35

1846

Scotland

Mary

Sweeney

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Scotland

John

Sweeney

Son

Single

14

1867

Scotland

Margaret

Sweeney

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Sweeney

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Agnes

Sweeney

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Scotland

James

Sweeney

Son

Single

8

1873

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Maria

Sweeney

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Sweeney

Son

Single

6

1875

Durham, England

Elizabeth

Sweeney

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Durham, England

Annie

Sweeney

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Durham, England

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