He and his wife very popular figures in Nairobi.

EAHB 1905 - Great Indian Peninsula Railway; Senior Asst. Traffic Manager, Uganda Railway.

The African Standard - 26-2-1903 - Invited to the wedding of H.R. Phelips & Miss Jacquette Edith Lambe in Mombasa

North - recruited at Mombasa; Asst. Traffic Supt.; Asst. Traffic Manager; Kilindini Feb 1899; Appt. Senior Asst. Traffic Manager, Aug 1900

Playne - Mr Sweenie was born in Perth, Scotland, and educated at Bristol and in India. He arrived in EA on Aug. 23, 1897, to take up his present position of Assistant Traffic Manager of the Uganda Railway. Like so many men in the service of the EAP, Mr Sweenie gained his experience in India. He was Traffic Probationer and Office Superintendent, Goods and Traffic Offices, Great Indian Peninsula Railway, from 1880 to 1897. He has the Nandi medal, 1906.

Drumkey 1909 - Railway Dept. - Traffic Dept. - Assistant Traffic Manager

North - From Southport; formerly with the Great Indian Peninsula Railway; recruited at Mombasa as Asst. Traffic Superintendent on UK based agreement 23/8/1898; Appt. Senior Asst. Traffic Manager Aug 1900; given black eye by servant 28/3/1903; List of Officers who have done good service during the Construction of the Railway …. Senior Asst. Traffic Manager, OG Notice 1/12/1903; Asst. Traffic Manager at Kisumu, Land Grant application at Nairobi 5/1/1904; 'Not recommended for permanent position' appears to suffer from some mental deficiency (Currie, FO 2) 12/11/1904; given 3 months' notice Nov 1905; 'able and energetic, but sensitive and melancholic' (Whitehouse, CO 537) EAS - 5/2/1903 - District Traffic Officer (Mr Sweenies) now at Kilindini to be removed to Mombasa station

Red Book 1912 - J.W. Sweenie - Kisumu

Gazette - 12/11/1919 - Register of Voters - Nairobi, South Area - John William Sweenie - Assistant Traffic Manager, Uganda Railway - Railway Hill and Mrs Elizabeth Sweenie - Railway Hill

Red Book 1919 - Railway Dept. - Personal Asst (to General Manager)