Census help please

[crayspond]

Hi Carol,
That is a good theory you have - perhaps as James was the older brother he went to Glasgow first and then Francis followed - I found the following on LDS for the family of James Reynolds and Mary Sweeney

PATRICK REYNOLDS -
Gender: Male Birth: 12 SEP 1863 Tradeston, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
CATHERINE REYNOLDS -
Gender: Female Birth: 04 JUL 1868 Tradeston, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
JAMES REYNOLDS -
Gender: Male Birth: 12 SEP 1863 Tradeston, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
MARGARET THOMLINE REYNOLDS -
Gender: Female Birth: 06 SEP 1865 Tradeston, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
FRANCIS REYNOLDS -
Gender: Male Birth: 07 JUL 1857 Tradeston, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland [
MARY REYNOLDS -
Gender: Female Birth: 30 JUN 1859 Tradeston, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
ELIZABETH REYNOLDS -
Gender: Female Birth: 12 APR 1855 Tradeston, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
ELIZABETH DOYLE REYNOLDS –
Gender: Female Birth: 24 SEP 1861 Tradeston, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland

Charles Reynolds the first born is not listed on the above - he was born c1853 as he is on the census of 1871 age 18 born Glasgow. As Mary Sweeney is also born Glasgow i think we can assume he left Ireland and met and married Mary leaving his parents and siblings in Ireland until Francis left as well.
I think as well the above middle names "Thomline (Tomlin maybe?) and Doyle could be Irish surnames in the family - the search goes on!

Thanks for making me continue looking,

Ailsa

[speleobat2]

Ailsa,

I also noticed that Mary Sweenie's father Charles was from Sligo, Ireland and that Charles and Bridget had daughter Mary in 1830 in Lanarkshire so they were in Scotland earlier than the Reynolds. Maybe the two families knew each other in Ireland and James headed for the Sweeney house when he decided to come over to Scotland.

The family of Francis Reynolds that I was looking at as a possible for James' brother can't be the right one. I looked at that Francis' death cert. from 1905 and he gives his parents as Francis Reynolds, slaughter house worker and Mary Miller. Too many with the same names! Makes you wish for a Basil and an Ethel just for a break!

Carol

[crayspond]

Hi Carol,
That's a useful bit of info about the Sweeny or Sweenie family. I plan to go over to Ireland maybe in the Spring as i am now collecting a few good leads. Let's hope Sligo has the church records or even a headstone or two.

Ailsa