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Household of Michael Sweeney (born 1848, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, Lancashire, 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.

Michael Sweeney and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Michael Sweeney, born in 1848 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Michael was the head of the household, married to Sarah Sweeney, born in 1850 in Derbyshire, England. They had 3 children; James (born 1875 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Andrew (born 1878 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1880 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Michael's Nephew, Daniel (born 1870 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Michael's Niece, Eliza (born 1878 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England) and Michael's Mother, Sarah (born 1811 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Michael Sweeney's household

Male

Michael

Sweeney

Head
Female

Sarah

Sweeney

Wife
Male

James

Sweeney

Son
Male

Andrew

Sweeney

Son
Male

John

Sweeney

Son
Male

Daniel

Torre

Nephew
Female

Eliza

Torre

Niece
Female

Sarah

Mc Grath

Mother
First name(s) Michael
Last name Sweeney
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Michael

Sweeney

Head

Married

33

1848

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Sweeney

Wife

Married

31

1850

Derbyshire, England

James

Sweeney

Son

Single

6

1875

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Andrew

Sweeney

Son

Single

3

1878

Bolton, Lancashire, England

John

Sweeney

Son

Single

1

1880

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Daniel

Torre

Nephew

Single

11

1870

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Torre

Niece

Single

3

1878

Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Sarah

Mc Grath

Mother

Widow

70

1811

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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