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Household of Nicholas Sweeney (born 1832, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North Riding), 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.

Nicholas Sweeney and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Nicholas Sweeney, born in 1832 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 13 members. Nicholas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Sweeney, born in 1834 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 8 children; Sarah A (born 1860 in Thornby, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1864 in Thornby, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1858 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Thompson (born 1867 in Thornby, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1869 in Thornby, Yorkshire, England), Ellen (born 1872 in Thornby, Yorkshire, England), Nicholas (born 1875 in Thornby, Yorkshire, England) and Rebecca (born 1855 in Sunderland, Durham, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Elizabeth (born 1876 in Thornby, Yorkshire, England) and Edward (born 1879 in Thornby, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Nicholas's Son In Law, John Whitehouse, born in 1854 in Stockton, Durham, England.


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Nicholas Sweeney's household

Male

Nicholas

Sweeney

Head
Female

Sarah

Sweeney

Wife
Female

Sarah A

Sweeney

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Sweeney

Son
Male

John

Sweeney

Son
Male

Thompson

Sweeney

Son
Female

Mary

Sweeney

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Sweeney

Daughter
Male

Nicholas

Sweeney

Son
Male

John

Whitehouse

Son In Law
Female

Rebecca

Whitehouse

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Whitehouse

Grand Daughter
Male

Edward

Whitehouse

Grand Son
First name(s) Nicholas
Last name Sweeney
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Nicholas

Sweeney

Head

Married

49

1832

Sunderland, Durham, England

Sarah

Sweeney

Wife

Married

47

1834

Sunderland, Durham, England

Sarah A

Sweeney

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Thornby, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Sweeney

Son

Single

17

1864

Thornby, Yorkshire, England

John

Sweeney

Son

Single

23

1858

Sunderland, Durham, England

Thompson

Sweeney

Son

Single

14

1867

Thornby, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Sweeney

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Thornby, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Sweeney

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Thornby, Yorkshire, England

Nicholas

Sweeney

Son

Single

6

1875

Thornby, Yorkshire, England

John

Whitehouse

Son In Law

Married

27

1854

Stockton, Durham, England

Rebecca

Whitehouse

Daughter

Married

26

1855

Sunderland, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Whitehouse

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Thornby, Yorkshire, England

Edward

Whitehouse

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Thornby, Yorkshire, England

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