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Household of John Sweeny (born 1843)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock West, 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 Sweeny and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sweeny, born in 1843 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Sweeny, born in 1846 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1868 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1878 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1880 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother, William (born 1845 in -) and John's Lodger, John (born 1841 in Ireland).


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John Sweeny's household

Male

John

Sweeny

Head
Female

Mary

Sweeny

Wife
Female

Mary

Sweeny

Daughter
Male

John

Sweeny

Son
Female

Agnes

Sweeny

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Sweeny

Daughter
Male

William

Sweeny

Brother
Male

John

Laughlan

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Sweeny
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sweeny

Head

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Mary

Sweeny

Wife

Married

35

1846

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Sweeny

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Sweeny

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Agnes

Sweeny

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Sweeny

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Sweeny

Brother

Unmarried

36

1845

-

John

Laughlan

Lodger

Unmarried

40

1841

Ireland

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