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Household of John Sweeny (born 1821)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sweeny, born in 1821 in , consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Sweeny, born in 1833 in Ireland. They had 2 children; James (born 1853 in Ireland) and Andrew (born 1866 in Ireland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Patrick (born 1858 in Ireland) and John's Boarder, John (born 1857 in Ireland).


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John Sweeny's household

Male

John

Sweeny

Head
Female

Jane

Sweeny

Wife
Male

James

Sweeny

Son
Male

Andrew

Sweeny

Son
Male

Patrick

Woods

Boarder
Male

John

Cassidy

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Sweeny
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sweeny

Head

Married

60

1821

Ireland

Jane

Sweeny

Wife

Married

48

1833

Ireland

James

Sweeny

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Ireland

Andrew

Sweeny

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Ireland

Patrick

Woods

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Ireland

John

Cassidy

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Ireland

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