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Household of Thomas Sweeney (born 1834)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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.

Thomas Sweeney and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Sweeney, born in 1834 in , consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Catharine Sweeney, born in 1848 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Michael (born 1865 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Catharine (born 1867 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1870 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1873 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), James (born 1878 in Darwen, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1880 in Darwen, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger, Thomas (born 1837 in Ireland) and Thomas's Lodger, Thomas (born 1841 in Ireland).


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Thomas Sweeney's household

Male

Thomas

Sweeney

Head
Female

Catharine

Sweeney

Wife
Male

Michael

Sweeney

Son
Female

Catharine

Sweeney

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Sweeney

Son
Female

Margaret

Sweeney

Daughter
Male

James

Sweeney

Son
Female

Mary

Sweeney

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Keening

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Carty

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Sweeney
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Sweeney

Head

Married

47

1834

Ireland

Catharine

Sweeney

Wife

Married

33

1848

Ireland

Michael

Sweeney

Son

Single

16

1865

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Catharine

Sweeney

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Sweeney

Son

Single

11

1870

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Sweeney

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Darwen, Lancashire, England

James

Sweeney

Son

Single

3

1878

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Mary

Sweeney

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Keening

Lodger

Single

44

1837

Ireland

Thomas

Carty

Lodger

Married

40

1841

Ireland

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