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Household of William Sweeney (born 1859, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mile End Old Town, London,Middlesex, 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.

William Sweeney and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sweeney, born in 1859 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Sweeney, born in 1860 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1879 in St George's, Middlesex, England) and Adelaide (born 1864 in Stepney, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger Head, Eliza Springer, born in 1831 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England.


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William Sweeney's household

Male

William

Sweeney

Head
Female

Mary

Sweeney

Wife
Female

Margaret

Sweeney

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Springer

Lodger Head
Female

Adelaide

Springer

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Sweeney
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 22
Birth year 1859
Birth place Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sweeney

Head

Married

22

1859

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Mary

Sweeney

Wife

Married

21

1860

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Margaret

Sweeney

Daughter

Single

2

1879

St George's, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Springer

Lodger Head

Widow

50

1831

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Adelaide

Springer

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Stepney, Middlesex, England

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