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Household of John Sweeney (born 1852, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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.

John Sweeney and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sweeney, born in 1852 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary J Sweeney, born in 1855 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 3 children; Edward (born 1878 in Sunderland, Durham, England), John (born 1879 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Thomas (born 1881 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother, Margaret Sweeney, born in 1826 in Ireland.


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John Sweeney's household

Male

John

Sweeney

Head
Female

Mary J

Sweeney

Wife
Male

Edward

Sweeney

Son
Male

John

Sweeney

Son
Male

Thomas

Sweeney

Son
Female

Margaret

Sweeney

Mother
First name(s) John
Last name Sweeney
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sweeney

Head

Married

29

1852

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Mary J

Sweeney

Wife

Married

26

1855

Sunderland, Durham, England

Edward

Sweeney

Son

Single

3

1878

Sunderland, Durham, England

John

Sweeney

Son

Single

2

1879

Sunderland, Durham, England

Thomas

Sweeney

Son

Single

0

1881

Sunderland, Durham, England

Margaret

Sweeney

Mother

Widow

55

1826

Ireland

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