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Household of William Sweeney (born 1830)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrhead & Levern, Renfrewshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sweeney, born in 1830 in , consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Sweeney, born in 1836 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Catherine (born 1859 in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1860 in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1864 in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Eliza (born 1866 in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland), George (born 1869 in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1872 in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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William Sweeney's household

Male

William

Sweeney

Head
Female

Ann

Sweeney

Wife
Female

Catherine

Sweeney

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Sweeney

Daughter
Male

John

Sweeney

Son
Female

Eliza

Sweeney

Daughter
Male

George

Sweeney

Son
Male

Alexander

Sweeney

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Sweeney
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sweeney

Head

Married

51

1830

Ireland

Ann

Sweeney

Wife

Married

45

1836

Ireland

Catherine

Sweeney

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Ellen

Sweeney

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Sweeney

Son

-

17

1864

Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Eliza

Sweeney

Daughter

-

15

1866

Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland

George

Sweeney

Son

-

12

1869

Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alexander

Sweeney

Son

-

9

1872

Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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