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Household of Thomas Sweeney (born 1856, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West 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.

Thomas Sweeney and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Sweeney, born in 1856 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Edith Sweeney, born in 1862 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger Head, George (born 1838 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Thomas's Lodger Daughter, Henrietta (born 1868 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas's Lodger Son, Samson (born 1871 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Sweeney's household

Male

Thomas

Sweeney

Head
Female

Edith

Sweeney

Wife
Male

George

Kershaw

Lodger Head
Female

Henrietta

Kershaw

Lodger Daughter
Male

Samson

Kershaw

Lodger Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Sweeney
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Sweeney

Head

Married

25

1856

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Edith

Sweeney

Wife

Married

19

1862

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

George

Kershaw

Lodger Head

Widower

43

1838

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Henrietta

Kershaw

Lodger Daughter

Single

13

1868

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Samson

Kershaw

Lodger Son

Single

10

1871

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

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