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Household of James Sweeney (born 1844, Donegal)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanchester, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Sweeney, born in 1844 in Donegal, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine Sweeney, born in 1848 in Donegal, Ireland.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, John (born 1861 in Armagh, Ireland), James's Boarder Wife, Annie (born 1862 in Durham, Durham, England), James's Boarder Son, Mathew (born 1881 in Durham, Durham, England) and James's Boarder, Ellen (born 1861 in Ireland).


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James Sweeney's household

Male

James

Sweeney

Head
Female

Catherine

Sweeney

Wife
Male

John

Mc Cardle

Boarder
Female

Annie

Mc Cardle

Boarder Wife
Male

Mathew

Mc Cardle

Boarder Son
Female

Ellen

O Neill

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Sweeney
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Donegal, Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Sweeney

Head

Married

37

1844

Donegal, Ireland

Catherine

Sweeney

Wife

Married

33

1848

Donegal, Ireland

John

Mc Cardle

Boarder

Married

20

1861

Armagh, Ireland

Annie

Mc Cardle

Boarder Wife

Married

19

1862

Durham, Durham, England

Mathew

Mc Cardle

Boarder Son

Single

0

1881

Durham, Durham, England

Ellen

O Neill

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Ireland

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