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Household of John Sweeney (born 1831, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, Lancashire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sweeney, born in 1831 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Sweeney, born in 1823 in Ireland. They had 1 child; Ann, born 1851 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 4 grandchildren; Mary (born 1867 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Julia A (born 1871 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Ellen (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Agnes (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother In Law, Thomas (born 1826 in Ireland), John's Lodger, Margaret (born 1849 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and John's Lodger, John (born 1824 in Little Lever, Lancashire, England).


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John Sweeney's household

Male

John

Sweeney

Head
Female

Ann

Sweeney

Wife
Male

Thomas

Boyle

Brother In Law
Female

Ann

Gatby

Daughter
Female

Mary

Gatby

Grand Daughter
Female

Julia A

Gatby

Grand Daughter
Female

Ellen

Gatby

Grand Daughter
Female

Agnes

Gatby

Grand Daughter
Female

Margaret

Fleming

Lodger
Male

John

Martin

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

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sweeney

Head

Married

50

1831

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ann

Sweeney

Wife

Married

58

1823

Ireland

Thomas

Boyle

Brother In Law

Widower

55

1826

Ireland

Ann

Gatby

Daughter

Married

30

1851

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Gatby

Grand Daughter

Single

14

1867

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Julia A

Gatby

Grand Daughter

Single

10

1871

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Gatby

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Agnes

Gatby

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Fleming

Lodger

Married

32

1849

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

John

Martin

Lodger

Married

57

1824

Little Lever, Lancashire, England

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