Person:Catherine Sweeney (13)

Catherine Sweeney was born on 24th August 1869 at Sorbie in Wigtownshire, daughter of Bridget Sweeney, formerly McLoughlin, and her husband James Sweeney, an agricultural labourer. Catherine appears in the 1871 and 1881 censuses living with her parents and siblings in Sorbie.

In 1891 Catherine married a ploughman named John Rodgers. The census later that year finds Catherine still living with her parents, although her husband was away from home on census night. By 1901 Catherine had moved to Glasgow, and she and John appear to have been living with Catherine's sister Bridget at 289 Broad Street. Catherine has yet to be traced after 1901.

1. ↑ Scotland. Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. (FamilySearch Record Search).

   b. 24 Aug 1869, Sorbie, Wigtownshire: Catharine daughter of James Sweeny & Bridget Mcglachan

2. ↑ Index entry, in Roman Catholic Church. Newton Stewart Catholic Parish Registers. (Edinburgh, Scotland: Scottish Catholic Archives).

   ch. 5 Sep 1869, Our Lady and St Ninian, Newton Stewart: Catharine daughter of James Swiney & Biddy McLeighlin, born 25 Aug 1869

3. ↑ General Register Office for Scotland. 1871 Scotland Census. (Edinburgh)
   897/00 006/00 003, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Wigtown Road, Sorbie Village, Sorbie, Wigtownshire
   Rooms with one or more windows: 1
   Children attending school: 1
   James Sweeney, head, married, male, 40 [1830/1], Agri[cultural] lab[oure]r, b. Ireland
   Bridget Sweeney, wife, married, female, 30 [1840/1], Wife of Agri[cultural] lab[oure]r, b. Ireland
   Mary Sweeney, daughter, female, 13 [1857/8], b. Ireland
   Bridget Sweeney, daughter, female, 9 [1861/2], Scholar, b. Ireland
   Patrick Sweeney, son, male, 6 [1864/5], b. Sorbie, Wigtownshire
   Peter Sweeney, son, male, 4 [1866/7], b. Sorbie, Wigtownshire
   Catharine Sweeney, daughter, female, 2 [1868/8], b. Sorbie, Wigtownshire

4. ↑ General Register Office for Scotland. 1881 Scotland Census. (Edinburgh)
   3 Apr 1881.

   Address: 14 High Street, Sorbie, Wigtownshire
   James Sweeney, head, married, male, 50 [1830/1], Agr Labourer, b. Ireland
   Bridget Sweeney, wife, married, female, 45 [1835/6], b. Ireland
   Peter Sweeney, son, male, 14 [1866/7], Ag Lab, b. Sorbie, Wigtownshire
   Catherine Sweeney, daughter, female, 12 [1868/9], Scholar, b. Sorbie, Wigtownshire
   James Sweeney, son, male, 10 [1870/1], Scholar, b. Sorbie, Wigtownshire
   Michael Sweeney, son, male, 7 [1873/4], Scholar, b. Sorbie, Wigtownshire
   John Sweeney, male, 5 [1875/6], b. Sorbie, Wigtownshire

5. ↑ General Register Office for Scotland. 1891 Scotland Census. (Edinburgh)
   5 Apr 1891.

   Address: Private House, Wigtown Road, Sorbie, Wigtownshire
   James Swiney, head, married, male, 60 [1830/1], Agricultural labourer, b. Ireland
   Bridget Swiney, wife, married, female, 50 [1840/1], b. Ireland
   Bridget Donachiew, daughter, married, female, 27 [1863/4], Plough Mans Wife, b. Sorbie, Wigtownshire
   Cathrine Rodger, daughter, married, female, 22 [1868/9], Plough Mans Wife, b. Sorbie, Wigtownshire
   John Swiney, son, unmarried, male, 14 [1876/7], b. Sorbie, Wigtownshire
   Mary Donachiew, granddaughter, female, 5 [1885/6], b. Sorbie, Wigtownshire
   Peter Donachiew, grandson, male, 4 [1886/7], b. Sorbie, Wigtownshire
   Jennie Donachiew, granddaughter, female, 1 [1889/90], b. Sorbie, Wigtownshire

6. ↑ General Register Office for Scotland. 1901 Scotland Census. (Edinburgh)
   664/02 043/00 032, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: 289 Broad Street, Glasgow (Barony), Lanarkshire
   2 rooms with windows
   Bessie Sweeney, head, widow, female, 35 [1865/6], b. Sorbie, Wigtownshire
   Mary Sweeney, daughter, single, female, 15 [1885/6], b. Sorbie, Wigtownshire
   Peter Sweeney, son, single, male, 14 [1886/7], Trade Grocer, worker, b. Sorbie, Wigtownshire
   Jane Sweeney, daughter, single, female, 11 [1889/90], Scohlar, b. Sorbie, Wigtownshire
   James Sweeney, son, single, male, 9 [1891/2], Scholar, b. Sorbie, Wigtownshire
   Kate Sweeney, sister, single, female, 29 [1871/2], Domestic, b. Sorbie, Wigtownshire
   John Rodgers, boarder, single, male, 29 [1871/2], Railway Carter, worker, b. Mouchrum [sic], Wigtownshire

   Although Catherine (Kate) appears to have reverted to her maiden name and is described here as single, the boarder (also supposedly single) appears to be her husband. No other explanation for Catherine's whereabouts in the 1901 census has been found, and she is living with her sister (who has also reverted to her maiden name). If this is not this Catherine, then there is no obvious other candidate called Catherine Sweeney from Sorbie whom it could be.