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Household of John Sweeney (born 1831, Galway)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, 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.

John Sweeney and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sweeney, born in 1831 in Galway, Galway, consisted of 14 members. John was the head of the household, married to Rose Ann Sweeney, born in 1833 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1859 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England) and Michael (born 1864 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Henry (born 1807 in Shifnal, Shropshire, England), John's Lodger, Joseph (born 1833 in Audlem, Cheshire, England), John's Lodger, George (born 1851 in Fair Oak Green, Shropshire, England), John's Lodger, Kate (born 1859 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), John's Lodger, Peter (born 1834 in Galway, Galway, Ireland), John's Lodger, George (born 1832 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England), John's Lodger, John (born 1815 in Shropshire, England), John's Lodger, Edward (born 1851 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England), John's Lodger, James (born 1851 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and John's Lodger, Theresa (born 1852 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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John Sweeney's household

Male

John

Sweeney

Head
Female

Rose Ann

Sweeney

Wife
Female

Mary

Sweeney

Daughter
Male

Michael

Sweeney

Son
Male

Henry

Jones

Lodger
Male

Joseph

Hollins

Lodger
Male

George

Breeze

Lodger
Female

Kate

Breeze

Lodger
Male

Peter

Burke

Lodger
Male

George

Woodworth

Lodger
Male

John

Smith

Lodger
Male

Edward

Wood

Lodger
Male

James

Bentley

Lodger
Female

Theresa

Bentley

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

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sweeney

Head

Married

50

1831

Galway, Galway, Ireland

Rose Ann

Sweeney

Wife

Married

48

1833

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Sweeney

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

Michael

Sweeney

Son

Single

17

1864

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

Henry

Jones

Lodger

Married

74

1807

Shifnal, Shropshire, England

Joseph

Hollins

Lodger

Single

48

1833

Audlem, Cheshire, England

George

Breeze

Lodger

Married

30

1851

Fair Oak Green, Shropshire, England

Kate

Breeze

Lodger

Married

22

1859

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Peter

Burke

Lodger

Single

47

1834

Galway, Galway, Ireland

George

Woodworth

Lodger

Widower

49

1832

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

John

Smith

Lodger

Married

66

1815

Shropshire, England

Edward

Wood

Lodger

Single

30

1851

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

James

Bentley

Lodger

Married

30

1851

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Theresa

Bentley

Lodger

Married

29

1852

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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