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Household of Joseph Sweeney (born 1848)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, England

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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.

Joseph Sweeney and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Sweeney, born in 1848 in , consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Catherine Sweeney, born in 1850 in Scotland. They had 4 children; Charles (born 1871 in Scotland), Michael (born 1875 in Scotland), Margaret (born 1878 in Scotland) and Joseph (born 1881 in Canning Town, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Brother, Michael (born 1857 in Scotland) and Joseph's Lodger, John (born 1859 in Stepney, Middlesex, England).


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Joseph Sweeney's household

Male

Joseph

Sweeney

Head
Female

Catherine

Sweeney

Wife
Male

Charles

Sweeney

Son
Male

Michael

Sweeney

Son
Female

Margaret

Sweeney

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Sweeney

Son
Male

Michael

Sweeney

Brother
Male

John

Smith

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Sweeney
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Sweeney

Head

Married

33

1848

Scotland

Catherine

Sweeney

Wife

Married

31

1850

Scotland

Charles

Sweeney

Son

Single

10

1871

Scotland

Michael

Sweeney

Son

Single

6

1875

Scotland

Margaret

Sweeney

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Scotland

Joseph

Sweeney

Son

Single

0

1881

Canning Town, Essex, England

Michael

Sweeney

Brother

Single

24

1857

Scotland

John

Smith

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Stepney, Middlesex, England

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