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Household of John Sweeny (born 1840, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, 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 Sweeny and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sweeny, born in 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Sweeny, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Catherine (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Sweeny's household

Male

John

Sweeny

Head
Female

Catherine

Sweeny

Wife
Female

Catherine

Sweeny

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Sweeny

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Sweeny

Daughter
Male

William

Sweeny

Son
Male

John

Sweeny

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Sweeny
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sweeny

Head

Married

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Sweeny

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Catherine

Sweeny

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Sweeny

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Sweeny

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Sweeny

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Sweeny

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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