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Household of James Sweeney (born 1831)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Sweeney, born in 1831 in , consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Rose Ann Sweeney, born in 1845 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Helen (born 1867 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Francis (born 1878 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Ireland) and Mary (born 1881 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger, John (born 1836 in Ireland) and James's Lodger, Michael (born 1846 in Ireland).


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James Sweeney's household

Male

James

Sweeney

Head
Female

Rose Ann

Sweeney

Wife
Female

Helen

Sweeney

Daughter
Male

Francis

Sweeney

Son
Male

James

Sweeney

Son
Female

Mary

Sweeney

Daughter
Male

John

Hern

Lodger
Male

Michael

Rooney

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Sweeney
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Sweeney

Head

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Rose Ann

Sweeney

Wife

Married

36

1845

Ireland

Helen

Sweeney

Daughter

-

14

1867

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Francis

Sweeney

Son

-

3

1878

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Sweeney

Son

-

8

1873

Ireland

Mary

Sweeney

Daughter

-

0

1881

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Hern

Lodger

-

45

1836

Ireland

Michael

Rooney

Lodger

-

35

1846

Ireland

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