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Household of Thomas Sweeny (born 1811)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, 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 Sweeny and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Sweeny, born in 1811 in , consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Sweeny, born in 1819 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1841 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Ellen (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Grandson, James (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Granddaughter, Ellen (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Sweeny's household

Male

Thomas

Sweeny

Head
Female

Ellen

Sweeny

Wife
Male

Thomas

Sweeny

Son
Female

Margaret

Sweeny

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Sweeny

Daughter
Male

James

Sweeny

Grandson
Female

Ellen

Sweeny

Granddaughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Sweeny
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Sweeny

Head

Married

70

1811

Ireland

Ellen

Sweeny

Wife

Married

62

1819

Ireland

Thomas

Sweeny

Son

Unmarried

40

1841

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Sweeny

Daughter

Widow

26

1855

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Sweeny

Daughter

Married

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Sweeny

Grandson

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Sweeny

Granddaughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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