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Household of Joseph Sweenie (born 1848, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West District, 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.

Joseph Sweenie and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Sweenie, born in 1848 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Jessie Sweenie, born in 1850 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James F (born 1875 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), George L (born 1877 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1879 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Angusina S (born 1881 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, Andrew M McLellan, born in 1861 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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Joseph Sweenie's household

Male

Joseph

Sweenie

Head
Female

Jessie

Sweenie

Wife
Male

James F

Sweenie

Son
Male

George L

Sweenie

Son
Male

Alexander

Sweenie

Son
Female

Angusina S

Sweenie

Daughter
Male

Andrew M

McLellan

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Sweenie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Sweenie

Head

Married

33

1848

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Sweenie

Wife

Married

31

1850

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James F

Sweenie

Son

-

6

1875

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

George L

Sweenie

Son

-

4

1877

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alexander

Sweenie

Son

-

2

1879

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Angusina S

Sweenie

Daughter

-

0

1881

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Andrew M

McLellan

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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