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Household of John Sweeny (born 1836)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinning Park, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sweeny, born in 1836 in , consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Sweeny, born in 1836 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Alexander (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, James Dairney, born in 1811 in Ireland.


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John Sweeny's household

Male

John

Sweeny

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Sweeny

Wife
Male

Alexander

Sweeny

Son
Female

Agnes

Sweeny

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Sweeny

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Sweeny

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Sweeny

Daughter
Male

James

Sweeny

Son
Male

James

Dairney

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

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sweeny

Head

Married

45

1836

Ireland

Mary Ann

Sweeny

Wife

Married

45

1836

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Sweeny

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Sweeny

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Sweeny

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Sweeny

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Sweeny

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Sweeny

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Dairney

Visitor

Unmarried

70

1811

Ireland

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