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McGUNNIGAL, James (DNA Linked)
(About 1820-1888)
HARKIN, Margaret (DNA Linked)
(About 1830-1904/004)
SWEENEY, James
(About 1854-)
McGUNNIGAL, Sarah Ann (DNA Link)
(About 1855-1924)
SWEENEY, William John
(1879-)

 

Family Links

SWEENEY, William John 1 2

  • Born: 1879, Chapelhall, Holytown district, Bothwell parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland 1 2 3

   Other names for William were SWEENEY, Wm. John,4 5 SWEENIE, William J. 3 and SWEENY, William.6

   User ID: L93

  General Notes:

"Name: Wm John Sweeney
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Birth Date: abt 1879
Departure Date: 2 Aug 1902
Port of Departure: Glasgow, Scotland
Destination Port: Steveston
Ship Name: Sarmatian
Shipping Line: Allan Line And State Line
Master: Edward Pitts"

from UK Passenger Lists

"Name: Wm John Sweeney
Gender: Male
Arrival Age: 23
Birth Year: abt 1879
Departure Port: Glasgow, Scotland
Arrival Date: 11 Aug 1902
Arrival Port: Quebec and Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Vessel: Sarmatian"

from Canadian Passenger Lists 4 5


Sources


1 1891 UK Census, Bothwell parish Lanarkshire; ED: 14; Page: 11.

2 GRO Scotland, Index of Births.

3 1881 UK census, Bothwell parish Lanarkshire; ED: 13; Page: 15.

4 ancestry.co.uk, UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960.

5 ancestry.co.uk, Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935.

6 1901 UK Census, Bothwell parish Lanarkshire; ED: 16; Page: 19;.

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