FEENEY, Elizabeth ^{1 2 3}

   Other names for Elizabeth were SWEENEY, Eliz., Mrs,⁷ SWEENEY, Elizabeth ^{6 8} and SWEENEY, Lizzie.⁴

   User ID: L120.

  General Notes:

"Name:Mrs Eliz Sweeney
Gender:Female
Age:27
Birth Date:abt 1884
Departure Date:23 Sep 1911
Port of Departure:Liverpool, England
Destination Port:Adelaide, Australia
Ship Name:Belgic"

from Outward Passenger Lists


"Name:Elizabeth Sweeney
Electoral Year:1943
Subdistrict:Mitcham
State:South Australia
District:Boothby
Country:Australia
Residence Address:11 Hastings Col Light"

from Australian Electoral Rolls ⁷

Elizabeth married Michael SWEENEY (DNA Link), son of James SWEENEY and Sarah Ann McGUNNIGAL (DNA Link), on 1 January 1906 in RC Church, Mossend, Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland.¹ (Michael SWEENEY (DNA Link) was born on 5 November 1881 in Chapelhall, Holytown district, Bothwell parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland,^{4 9 10 11} died on 27 June 1937 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia ^{12 13} and was buried in 1937 in West Terrace cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia ¹².)

  Marriage Notes:

The marriage was solemnised after publication of banns according to the rites and forms of the Roman Catholic Church, the priest being Benjamin Kenneally. The witnesses were James Sweeney and Jane Timmons.

Michael Sweeney was a single man of 24 years of age, working as a coal miner. He lived at 12 Wellington Street Motherwell.

Elizabeth Feeney was a domestic servant residing at Hunter's Land, Main Street, Bellshill. She was 22 years old and single. Her parents were John Feeney and Mary Ryan.

The marriage was registered at Bellshill on 5 January 1906. ¹