1901 Census Skerry, Kilmacrenan
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| No | Surname | First | Relationship | Religion | Education | Age | Occupation | Status | Born | Lang |
| 1 | McGlinchey | Anne | Head | RC | Can't read | 51 | Farmer | Widow | Donegal | IE |
| McGlinchey | Patrick | Son | RC | Can't read | 26 | Farmer's son | Single | Donegal | ||
| McGlinchey | James | Son | RC | RW | 13 | Scholar | Single | Donegal | ||
| McGlinchey | Catherine | Dau | RC | RW | 24 | Dressmaker | Single | Donegal | ||
| McGlinchey | Grace | Dau | RC | RW | 12 | Scholar | Single | Donegal | ||
| McGlinchey | Bridget | Dau | RC | Only reads | 10 | Scholar | Single | Donegal | ||
| McGlinchey | Susan | Dau | RC | Only reads | 7 | Single | Donegal | |||
| 2 | Cullion | Bernard | Head | RC | Can't read | 64 | Farmer | Single | Donegal | IE |
| 3 | Wasson | George | Head | Pres | RW | ? | Farmer | Married | Donegal | |
| Wasson | Anne | Wife | Pres | Only reads | 61 | Married | Donegal | |||
| Wasson | James | Son | Pres | RW | 25 | Farmer's son | Married | Donegal | ||
| Wasson | Sarah | Dau-in-law | Pres | RW | 28 | Housekeeper | Married | Donegal | ||
| 4 | McGlinchey | Michael | Head | RC | RW | 50 | Farmer | Married | Donegal | IE |
| McGlinchey | Rose | Wife | RC | RW | 36 | Married | Donegal | IE | ||
| McGlinchey | Mary | Dau | RC | RW | 12 | Farmer's dau | Single | Donegal | ||
| McGlinchey | John Patrick | Son | RC | Can't read | 6 | Single | Donegal | |||
| McGlinchey | Edward | Son | RC | Can't read | 3 | Single | Donegal | |||
| McGlinchey | Anne | Sister | RC | Only reads | 40 | Housekeeper | Single | Donegal | ||
| Researcher: Tom & Pat - Email | ||||||||||
| Edward Sweeney and Jane Hay Household | ||||||||||
| 5 | Sweeney | Edward | Head | RC | Can't read | 50 | Farmer | Married | Donegal | |
| Sweeney | Jane | Wife | RC | Only reads | 50 | Married | Donegal | |||
| Sweeney | Edward | Son | RC | Only reads | 26 | Farmer's son | Single | Donegal | ||
| Sweeney | Catherine | Sister | RC | Can't read | 55 | Farmer's sister | Single | Donegal | ||
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Notes: Son Thomas b 26 Dec 1869 (civil regn) Son Edward b 3 Dec 1871 (civil regn) Dau Anne b 4 Jul 1874 (civil regn) Son Michael b 28 Dec 1877 (civil regn) Son Michael bapt Kilmacrenan 21 Oct 1879 Kilmacrenan school registers show a John Sweeney, 6yrs, Edward Sweeney, 12yrs, & Thomas Sweeney, 16yrs, all enrolled in 1884 with their father noted to be a cottier of Skerry and their previous school being Portlran. There is also a Michael Sweeney of Skerry aged 12 enrolled in 1889 |
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| 6 | Doherty | Susan | Head | RC | Only reads | 50 | Farmer | Single | Donegal | |
| Doherty | Anne | Sister | RC | RW | 47 | Ret Grocer | Single | Donegal | ||
| McGlinchey | Bridget | Couisn | RC | RW | 24 | Housekeeper | Single | Donegal | ||
| Sweeney | Margery | 2nd Cousin | RC | Can't read | 65 | Gen Domestic Svt | Single | Donegal | ||
| 7 | McCafferty | John | Head | RC | Can't read | 70 | Farmer | Widower | Donegal | |
| McCafferty | Dominick | Son | RC | RW | 40 | Farmer's son | Single | Donegal | ||
| McCafferty | Hannah | Dau | RC | RW | 37 | Farmer's dau | Single | Donegal | ||
| McCafferty | William | Son | RC | RW | 35 | Farmer's son | Single | Donegal | ||
| Lynch | John | Nephew | RC | RW | 19 | Farmer's son | Single | Donegal | ||
| Lynch | Maggie | Niece | RC | RW | 9 | Farmer's dau | Single | Donegal | ||
| Charles Cullen and Rose Doherty Household | ||||||||||
| 8 | Cullion | Charles | Head | RC | Can't read | 63 | Farmer | Married | Donegal | IE |
| Cullion | Rose | Wife | RC | Can't read | 60 | Married | Donegal | |||
| Cullion | Patrick | Son | RC | RW | 25 | Farmer's son | Single | Donegal | ||
| Cullion | Catherine | Dau | RC | RW | 21 | Farmer's dau | Single | Donegal | ||
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Notes: Joseph b 1863 25 Jan, sponsors Doherty, John & Doherty, Mary, Skerry Norman b 1864 13 Nov, sponsors Cullen, James & Doherty, Winifred, Skerry Sarah b 1866 30 Nov, sponsors Cullen, Bernard & Doherty, Mary, m Neal Doherty, Glentidaly, son of William, 31 Oct 1895 Daniel b 7 Feb 1868 (twin) Mandy b 7 Feb 1868 (twin) Grace b 23 Oct 1870 Researcher: Pat - Email |
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| 9 | McCafferty | Margaret | Head | RC | RW | 56 | Farmer | Widow | Donegal | |
| McCafferty | John | Son | RC | RW | 30 | Farmer's son | Single | Donegal | ||
| McCafferty | Mary | Dau | RC | RW | 20 | Seamstress | Single | Donegal | ||
| McCafferty | Rose Anne | Dau | RC | RW | 18 | Farmer's dau | Single | Donegal | ||
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