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George Swift 1855–1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1855

Birth Location: Detling, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England

Death Date: 29 October 1892

Death Location: Bronte, Waverley Council, New South Wales, Australia

Father: William Swift

Mother: Mercy Else

Spouse(s): Esther Swift

Children(s): Rosina Swift, Alice Cotterell, Harriett Merryment, William Swift, Esther Swadling, George Swift

George Swift was born in 1855 in Detling, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England, the child of William Swift And Mercy Else. George Swift married Esther Swift, and had children including Alice Julia Cotterell, Esther Swadling, George Swift, Harriett Louisa Merryment, Rosina Rosemary Rosey Swift, William Henry Swift. George Swift passed away in 1892 in Bronte, Waverley Council, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • George Swift was born in 1855 in Detling, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England, the child of William Swift And Mercy Else.
  • George Swift married Esther Swift, and had children including Alice Julia Cotterell, Esther Swadling, George Swift, Harriett Louisa Merryment, Rosina Rosemary Rosey Swift, William Henry Swift.
  • George Swift passed away in 1892 in Bronte, Waverley Council, New South Wales, Australia.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

George Swift's Ancestors

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George Swift
1855–1892
Birth Place: Detling, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
Parents
William Swift
1822–1903
Detling, Kent, England
Mercy Else
1827–1883
Kent, England
Grandparents
John Else
1795–
Elizabeth Else
1809–1882
Pluckley, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
John ELSE
1776–
Mercy Rook
1783–1814
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Else
1750–1826
Mary Hughes
1747–1837
Christopher Rook
1743–1814
Mercy Sedgwick
1745–1831

George Swift's Descendants

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George Swift (1855–29 October 1892) m. Esther Swift (1857–9 October 1937)
  1. 1. Rosina (Rosemary (Rosey)) Swift 1888–1976 m. Thomas (Gregory) Hickey 1883–1963
    1. 1. Esther (Jean) Hickey 1918–2012 m. Walter (Percy) Scott 1919–1974
      1. 1. Allan (Thomas) Scott 1945–1945
    2. 2. Ronald (Gregory) Hickey 1928–1940
    3. 3. Margaret (Rose) Hickey 1904–1967
    4. 4. Thomas (William) Hickey 1906–1979
    5. 5. Jack (Herbert) Hickey 1909–1995
    6. 6. Henry (Ernest) Hickey 1912–1989
    7. 7. Norma (Esme) Hickey 1924–1956
  2. 2. Alice (Julia) Cotterell 1879–1908
  3. 3. Harriett (Louisa) Merryment 1880–1943
  4. 4. William (Henry) Swift 1889–1970
  5. 5. Esther Swadling 1885–1972
  6. 6. George Swift 1883–1936

George Swift's Timeline

2 Records

1855
1855
Birth of George Swift in Detling, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
Detling, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
1892
29 October 1892
Age 37
Death of George Swift in Petersham, Inner West Council, New South Wales, Australia
Petersham, Inner West Council, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: Detling, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] Sydney, Australia, Anglican Parish Registers, Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney; Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Baptism, Burial, Confirmation, Marriage and Composite Registers in the Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney Archives

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 October 1892
    Event Place: Petersham, Inner West Council, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bronte, Waverley Council, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

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