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Household of John Sweeney (born 1857, Glamorganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 1857 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Sweeney, born in 1858 in Ireland. They had 1 child; John, born 1880 in Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire, Wales.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother, Edward (born 1860 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), John's Boarder, Sylvester (born 1860 in Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire, Wales) and John's Lodger, Henry (born 1860 in Flaxley, Gloucestershire, England).


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John Sweeney's household

Male

John

Sweeney

Head
Female

Catherine

Sweeney

Wife
Male

John

Sweeney

Son
Male

Edward

Sweeney

Brother
Male

Sylvester

Mahoney

Boarder
Male

Henry

Shore

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Sweeney
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sweeney

Head

Married

24

1857

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Catherine

Sweeney

Wife

Married

23

1858

Ireland

John

Sweeney

Son

Single

1

1880

Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire, Wales

Edward

Sweeney

Brother

Single

21

1860

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Sylvester

Mahoney

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire, Wales

Henry

Shore

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Flaxley, Gloucestershire, England

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