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Household of Michael Sweeney (born 1833, Cork)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Michael Sweeney, born in 1833 in Cork, Cork, consisted of 7 members. Michael was the head of the household, married to Frances Sweeney, born in 1831 in Kerry, Montgomeryshire, Wales. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1858 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales), Ellen (born 1860 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales), Owen (born 1863 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales), Frances (born 1866 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Mary (born 1870 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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Michael Sweeney's household

Male

Michael

Sweeney

Head
Female

Frances

Sweeney

Wife
Female

Margaret

Sweeney

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Sweeney

Daughter
Male

Owen

Sweeney

Son
Female

Frances

Sweeney

Daughter
Female

Mary

Sweeney

Daughter
First name(s) Michael
Last name Sweeney
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Cork, Cork, Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Michael

Sweeney

Head

Married

48

1833

Cork, Cork, Ireland

Frances

Sweeney

Wife

Married

50

1831

Kerry, Montgomeryshire, Wales

Margaret

Sweeney

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Ellen

Sweeney

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Owen

Sweeney

Son

Single

18

1863

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Frances

Sweeney

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary

Sweeney

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

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