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James B Swanson 1834–1875 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Oct 1834

Birth Location: Scarfskerry, Dunnet, Caithness

Death Date: 14 Apr 1875

Death Location: at sea

Father: Thomas Swanson

Mother: Margaret CALDER

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In 1834, James B Swanson entered the world in Scarfskerry, Dunnet, Caithness, born to Thomas Swanson And Margaret Calder. In 1851, James B Swanson resided in Bower, Caithness, Scotland. James B Swanson passed away in 1875 in at sea.

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Biography

  • In 1834, James B Swanson entered the world in Scarfskerry, Dunnet, Caithness, born to Thomas Swanson And Margaret Calder.
  • In 1851, James B Swanson resided in Bower, Caithness, Scotland.
  • James B Swanson passed away in 1875 in at sea.

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James Swanson's Ancestors

Self
James Swanson
1834–1875
Birth Place: Scarfskerry, Dunnet, Caithness
Parents
Thomas Swanson
1800–1874
Rattar, Dunnet, Caithness
Margaret CALDER
1804–1837
Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland
Grandparents
John (GRAHAM) Swanson
1760–1841
Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland
Jannet SINCLAIR
1761–1841
Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland
ALEXANDER CALDER
1764–1848
CELIA CORMACK
1768–1841
Walls and Flotta,Orkney,Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James (GRAHAM)
1728–1820
Isobel Russel
1738–1820
Kenneth Sinclair
1717–1807
Elspeth Shearer
1738–1815
John Cormack
1736–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Sinclair
1685–1732
MARY SUTHERLAND
1682–1770
James Shearer
1712–
Margaret Finlay
1725–1767
Donald Cormack
1710–

James Swanson's Timeline

3 Records

1834
26 Oct 1834
Birth of James B Swanson in Scarfskerry, Dunnet, Caithness
Scarfskerry, Dunnet, Caithness
1851
1851
Age 17
James B Swanson resided here in Bower, Caithness, Scotland
Bower, Caithness, Scotland
1875
14 Apr 1875
Age 41
Death of James B Swanson in at sea
at sea

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1834
    Event Place: Scarfskerry, Dunnet, Caithness
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Bower, Caithness, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1875
    Event Place: at sea

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