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Household of Margaret Sweenay (born 1840)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camlachie, 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.

Margaret Sweenay and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Margaret Sweenay, born in 1840 in , consisted of 7 members. Margaret was the head of the household, married to James Sweenay, born in 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Loarin (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Bridget (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Margaret's Boarder, William (born 1849 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret's Boarder, John (born 1847 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Margaret Sweenay's household

Female

Margaret

Sweenay

Head
Male

James

Sweenay

Son
Female

Mary

Sweenay

Daughter
Female

Loarin

Sweenay

Daughter
Female

Bridget

Sweenay

Daughter
Male

William

Clark

Boarder
Male

John

Orr

Boarder
First name(s) Margaret
Last name Sweenay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Margaret

Sweenay

Head

Married

41

1840

Ireland

James

Sweenay

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Sweenay

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Loarin

Sweenay

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bridget

Sweenay

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Clark

Boarder

Unmarried

32

1849

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Orr

Boarder

Unmarried

34

1847

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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