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Household of John Sweeney (born 1836)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Johnstone & Elderslie, Renfrewshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sweeney, born in 1836 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Sweeney, born in 1831 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Sarah (born 1863 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1865 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Grace (born 1861 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Niece, Mary (born 1879 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and John's Nephew, John (born 1881 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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John Sweeney's household

Male

John

Sweeney

Head
Female

Sarah

Sweeney

Wife
Female

Sarah

Sweeney

Daughter
Male

John

Sweeney

Son
Female

Grace

McGivergan

Daughter
Female

Mary

McGivergan

Niece
Male

John

McGivergan

Nephew
First name(s) John
Last name Sweeney
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sweeney

Head

Married

45

1836

Ireland

Sarah

Sweeney

Wife

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Sarah

Sweeney

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Sweeney

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Grace

McGivergan

Daughter

Married

20

1861

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

McGivergan

Niece

-

2

1879

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

McGivergan

Nephew

-

0

1881

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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