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Household of Richard Sweeting (born 1835, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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.

Richard Sweeting and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Sweeting, born in 1835 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Margaret Sweeting, born in 1841 in Stockport, Cheshire, England. They had 1 child; Violet, born 1875 in Oldham, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Lodger, Turner (born 1855 in Lees, Lancashire, England), Richard's Lodger, Shel (born 1853 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Richard's Lodger, Michael (born 1862 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).


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Richard Sweeting's household

Male

Richard

Sweeting

Head
Female

Margaret

Sweeting

Wife
Female

Violet

Sweeting

Daughter
Male

Turner

Kay

Lodger
Male

Shel

Butterworth

Lodger
Male

Michael

Grady

Lodger
First name(s) Richard
Last name Sweeting
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Sweeting

Head

Married

46

1835

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Sweeting

Wife

Married

40

1841

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Violet

Sweeting

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Turner

Kay

Lodger

Married

26

1855

Lees, Lancashire, England

Shel

Butterworth

Lodger

Single

28

1853

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Michael

Grady

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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