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Household of John Sweeney (born 1842)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burgh of Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, 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.

John Sweeney and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sweeney, born in 1842 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Sweeney, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 6 children; John (born 1865 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), William (born 1865 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1869 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Daniel (born 1871 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Charles (born 1875 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).


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John Sweeney's household

Male

John

Sweeney

Head
Female

Catherine

Sweeney

Wife
Male

John

Sweeney

Son
Male

William

Sweeney

Son
Female

Jane

Sweeney

Daughter
Male

Daniel

Sweeney

Son
Male

James

Sweeney

Son
Male

Charles

Sweeney

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Sweeney
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sweeney

Head

Married

39

1842

Ireland

Catherine

Sweeney

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

John

Sweeney

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

William

Sweeney

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Jane

Sweeney

Daughter

-

12

1869

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Daniel

Sweeney

Son

-

10

1871

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

James

Sweeney

Son

-

8

1873

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Charles

Sweeney

Son

-

6

1875

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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