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Household of James Sweeney (born 1825)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

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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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Sweeney, born in 1825 in , consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Anne Sweeney, born in 1828 in -. They had 3 children; Robert (born 1852 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland), Anne J (born 1857 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland) and Mary (born 1859 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Granddaughter, Annie (born 1870 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland) and James's Granddaughter, Mary Anne (born 1879 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James Sweeney's household

Male

James

Sweeney

Head
Female

Mary Anne

Sweeney

Wife
Male

Robert

Sweeney

Son
Female

Anne J

Sweeney

Daughter
Female

Mary

Sweeney

Daughter
Female

Annie

Sweeney

Granddaughter
Female

Mary Anne

McCabe

Granddaughter
First name(s) James
Last name Sweeney
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place -

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Sweeney

Head

Married

56

1825

-

Mary Anne

Sweeney

Wife

Married

53

1828

-

Robert

Sweeney

Son

Unmarried

29

1852

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Anne J

Sweeney

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Sweeney

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Annie

Sweeney

Granddaughter

-

11

1870

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary Anne

McCabe

Granddaughter

-

2

1879

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

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