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Household of William Sweeney (born 1841, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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.

William Sweeney and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sweeney, born in 1841 in Milngavie, Stirlingshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Sweeney, born in 1843 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Joseph (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Richard (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Sweeney's household

Male

William

Sweeney

Head
Female

Catherine

Sweeney

Wife
Male

William

Sweeney

Son
Male

James

Sweeney

Son
Male

Joseph

Sweeney

Son
Male

Richard

Sweeney

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Sweeney
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Milngavie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sweeney

Head

Married

40

1841

Milngavie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Catherine

Sweeney

Wife

Married

38

1843

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Sweeney

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Sweeney

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joseph

Sweeney

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Richard

Sweeney

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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