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Personal data William Francis Sweeney 

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Household of William Francis Sweeney

He is married to Anne Sullivan.

They got married on January 2, 1871 at Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia, he was 30 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Edward Neil Sweeney  1873-1941 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Francis Sweeney

Edward Sweeney
± 1804-1893
Elizabeth Ogle
± 1807-1886

William Francis Sweeney
1840-1927

1871

Anne Sullivan
1844-1894

Edward Neil Sweeney
1873-1941

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  1. Australian Newspapers, via https://www.myheritage.com/research/reco..., March 22, 1927
    <p>Newcastle Morning Herald And Miners' Advocate (NSW)<br />Publication: Mar 29 1927 - Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia<br />Text: "...-Gdrdoi: .:.:': ." /:•: : DEATH OFi MRS ??E: MACDONNELL. cri. It Addlh Macdotinell. aned 40 yoears the' wife of Mr. J. C, Mfacdonnell, iho '?ts forri mly cn aceioptnllut? illn New icastlc, :was 'ifoilund llead in ... to naturi'a causes. lThe decmsied is survived by her Inisbnidiianid a son. N?EWCASTLE GAS COMPANY-,' SALE OF SHARES,. SY'?)NEY, Molnday. Eighty thousanId C harIeA of 100 each in tlhe City of Newcanqle Gas ... whhih hIe served until the time of his tdeath. The funeral took place on Sunday, the reImric:s being interred ini the Metlhodint. Ceme tory at Rlookw.rd. Eggs6 are now being dipped for riser vatlon hn ... years of age. Slhe came to Newcastle as a l.child, and had lived practically the whole of lier lifo in Cook's Hill, which, when she first knew it, was covered with scrub. Tihe..."&lt;br />About this sourceDescription: 1 online resource : illustrations Notes: Title from title screen. Digitised as part of the "Digitised newspapers and more" which allows access to historic Australian periodicals. Also available in print and on microform. Life Dates: [April 5, 1876]-no. 24,407 (December 31, 1954). Later Title: Newcastle herald Former Title: Miners' advocate and Northumberland recorder (Online), 2200-6958 Newcastle chronicle (Online), 2200-6915 Place: Australia New South Wales Newcastle.</p>
    Newspapers are fantastic sources of genealogical and family history information. Birth, marriage, and death announcements, and obituaries, are commonly used items for genealogy. However, ancestors may also be mentioned in articles reporting on local news and events (i.e. social, community, school, sport, or business related events).
  2. Australia, New South Wales Marriage Index, 1788-1966, via https://www.myheritage.com/research/reco...
    William Sweeney & Anne Sullivan<br>Groom: William Sweeney<br>Bride: Anne Sullivan<br>Marriage:
    Year: 1871
    District: Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia<br>Registration: New South Wales, Australia
    The district given in a record refers primarily to an electoral district, city, or township within New South Wales; however, the point of reference may also be a street or intersection. The vast majority of the marriages took place in New South Wales, with a small minority that took place in Queensland, Tasmania, or elsewhere.

Historical events

Birthday December 25, 1840

  • The temperature on December 25, 1840 was about -7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: helder. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1840: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
    • January 13 » The steamship Lexington burns and sinks four miles off the coast of Long Island with the loss of 139 lives.
    • February 6 » Signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, establishing New Zealand as a British colony.
    • May 1 » The Penny Black, the first official adhesive postage stamp, is issued in the United Kingdom.
    • May 20 » York Minster is badly damaged by fire.
    • May 22 » The penal transportation of British convicts to the New South Wales colony is abolished.
    • October 11 » The Maronite leader Bashir Shihab II surrenders to the Ottoman Empire and later is sent to Malta in exile.

Day of marriage January 2, 1871

  • The temperature on January 2, 1871 was about -7.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south east. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1871: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • February 17 » The victorious Prussian Army parades through Paris, France, after the end of the Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War.
    • March 22 » In North Carolina, William Woods Holden becomes the first governor of a U.S. state to be removed from office by impeachment.
    • April 1 » The 3rd Duke of Buckingham opened the Brill Tramway, a short railway line to transport goods between his lands and the national rail network.
    • May 4 » The National Association, the first professional baseball league, opens its first season in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
    • July 30 » The Staten Island Ferry Westfield's boiler explodes, killing over 85 people.
    • December 26 » Thespis, the first Gilbert and Sullivan collaboration, debuts. It does modestly well, but the two would not collaborate again for four years and the score has been lost.

Day of death March 18, 1927

  • The temperature on March 18, 1927 was between 1.8 °C and 14.2 °C and averaged 6.6 °C. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (11%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1927: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.5 million citizens.
    • January 22 » Teddy Wakelam gives the first live radio commentary of a football match, between Arsenal F.C. and Sheffield United at Highbury.
    • April 14 » The first Volvo car premieres in Gothenburg, Sweden.
    • May 18 » The Bath School disaster: Forty-five people, including many children, are killed by bombs planted by a disgruntled school-board member in Michigan.
    • July 4 » First flight of the Lockheed Vega.
    • July 10 » Kevin O'Higgins TD, Vice-President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State is assassinated by the IRA.
    • December 2 » Following 19 years of Ford Model T production, the Ford Motor Company unveils the Ford Model A as its new automobile.


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