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John Sweeney 1844–1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1844

Birth Location: Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia

Death Date: 1909

Death Location: Eltham, Victoria, Australia

Father: Thomas Sweeney

Mother: Margaret Meehan

Spouse(s): Sarah Light

Children(s): Reginald Sweeney, Gwenda Sweeney, Mabel Sweeney, Charles Sweeney

In 1844, John Sweeney entered the world in Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia, born to Thomas Sweeney And Margaret Sweeney Nee Meehan. John Sweeney married Elizabeth Sweeney Nee Aldrich, Sarah Jane Light, and had children including Charles Sweeney, Gwenda Sweeney, Mabel Annie Marguerite Cecilia Sweeney, Reginald John Sweeney. John Sweeney passed away in 1909 in Eltham, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1844, John Sweeney entered the world in Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia, born to Thomas Sweeney And Margaret Sweeney Nee Meehan.
  • John Sweeney married Elizabeth Sweeney Nee Aldrich, Sarah Jane Light, and had children including Charles Sweeney, Gwenda Sweeney, Mabel Annie Marguerite Cecilia Sweeney, Reginald John Sweeney.
  • John Sweeney passed away in 1909 in Eltham, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Sweeney
1802–1867
Birth Location: Tipperary, Ireland
TS
Margaret Meehan
1811–1884
Birth Location: Australia or UK?
MM

Spouses(s)

Sarah Light
1856–1896
Birth Location: Evandale, Tasmania, Australia
SL

Children(s)

Reginald Sweeney
1890–1981
Birth Location: Mitcham, nr Ringwood, Victoria, Australia
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Gwenda Sweeney
1892–
Birth Location: prob. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
GS
Mabel Sweeney
1888–1956
Birth Location: Mitcham, Victoria, Australia
MS
Charles Sweeney
1895–1895
Birth Location: Ringwood, Victoria, Australia
CS

John Sweeney's Ancestors

Self
John Sweeney
1844–1909
Birth Place: Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia
Parents
Thomas Sweeney
1802–1867
Tipperary, Ireland
Margaret (Sweeney, nee) Meehan
1811–1884
Australia or UK?
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Sweeney's Descendants

1.
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John Sweeney (Abt 1844–1909) m. Sarah (Jane) Light (31 Jul 1856–1896)
  1. 1. Reginald (John) Sweeney 1890–1981 m. Minnie (Gertrude Sweeney, nee) Connor 1895–1955
    1. 1. Keith (Sweeney) (Engineer)(RAF) 1920–1996 m. Beryl (Vida Sweeney, nee) Harrison 1918–2010 m. Eileen (Joan Moore) ** 1921–2007 m. Joy (Lovell Sweeney, nee) McLeod 1928–2000 m. Elizabeth ("Betty") Simpson 1920–1998
    2. 2. Reginald (William) Sweeney 1918–1995
  2. 2. Gwenda Sweeney 1892–
  3. 3. Mabel (Annie Marguerite Cecilia) Sweeney 1888–1956
  4. 4. Charles Sweeney 1895–1895

John Sweeney's Timeline

2 Records

1844
Abt 1844
Birth of John Sweeney in Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia
Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia
1909
1909
Age 65
Death of John Sweeney in Eltham, Victoria, Australia
Eltham, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1844
    Event Place: Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1909
    Event Place: Eltham, Victoria, Australia
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