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Household of Thomas Sweeney (born 1856, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anderston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Sweeney, born in 1856 in Renton, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Bridget Sweeney, born in 1858 in Ireland. They had 2 children; James (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary Ann (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Visitor, Patrick (born 1864 in Ireland), Thomas's Visitor, Thomas (born 1855 in Ireland), Thomas's Visitor, Mary (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Visitor, Mary (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Sweeney's household

Male

Thomas

Sweeney

Head
Female

Bridget

Sweeney

Wife
Male

James

Sweeney

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Sweeney

Daughter
Male

Patrick

Casey

Visitor
Male

Thomas

Cotinghim

Visitor
Female

Mary

Cotinghim

Visitor
Female

Mary

McDonald

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Sweeney
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Renton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Sweeney

Head

Married

25

1856

Renton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Bridget

Sweeney

Wife

Married

23

1858

Ireland

James

Sweeney

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Sweeney

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Patrick

Casey

Visitor

Unmarried

17

1864

Ireland

Thomas

Cotinghim

Visitor

Married

26

1855

Ireland

Mary

Cotinghim

Visitor

Married

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Visitor

Unmarried

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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