Person:James Sweeney (15)

James Sweeney was born on 19th November 1871 at Sorbie in Wigtownshire, Scotland. He was the eighth of ten children of Bridget Sweeney, formerly McLoughlin, and her husband James Sweeney, an agricultural labourer. Young James appears in the 1881 census living with his parents and siblings at 14 High Street in Sorbie. By 1891 he had left home and was working as a farm servant at Knockencurr in the neighbouring parish of Kirkinner.

James has yet to be traced after 1891.

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

   b. 19 Nov 1871, Sorbie, Wigtownshire: James son of James Sweeny & Bridget Glachlan

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

   ch. 7 Jan 1872, Our Lady and St Ninian, Newton Stewart: James son of James Swiny & Biddy McLeighlin, born 29 Nov 1871

3. ↑ 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

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

   Knockencurr, Kirkinner, Wigtownshire:
   [In household of Alexander Cumming, farmer:]
   James Sweeney, servant, unmarried, male, 19 [1871/2], Farm servant, b. Sorbie, Wigtownshire