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John GRAHAM Swanson 1760–1841 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Aug 1760

Birth Location: Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

Death Date: 7 JUN 1841

Death Location: Liverpool, Lancashire, , England

Father: James (GRAHAM)

Mother: Isobel Russel

Spouse(s): Jannet SINCLAIR, Janet Swanson

Children(s): Thomas Swanson, Sinclair SWANSON, James Swanson, Janet Swanson, Elizabeth Gunn, William Swanson, Isobel Swanson, Jean Swanson, Isabella Swanson, Elizabeth (Swanson), William Swanson, John Sampson, Elizabeth Simpson, Johanna Doig

In 1760, John GRAHAM Swanson entered the world in Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland, born to James Swanson Graham And Isobel Sinclair Swanson Russel. John GRAHAM Swanson married Janet Sinclair Swanson, Jannet Sinclair, and had children including Elizabeth Simpson, Elizabeth Doull Swanson, Elizabeth Elspet Swanson Gunn, Isabella Swanson, Isobel Swanson, James Swanson, Janet Swanson, Jean Swanson, Johanna Simpson Doig, John Sampson, Sinclair Swanson, Thomas Swanson, William Charles Swanson, William Swanson. John GRAHAM Swanson passed away in 1841 in Liverpool, Lancashire, , England.

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Biography

  • In 1760, John GRAHAM Swanson entered the world in Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland, born to James Swanson Graham And Isobel Sinclair Swanson Russel.
  • John GRAHAM Swanson married Janet Sinclair Swanson, Jannet Sinclair, and had children including Elizabeth Simpson, Elizabeth Doull Swanson, Elizabeth Elspet Swanson Gunn, Isabella Swanson, Isobel Swanson, James Swanson, Janet Swanson, Jean Swanson, Johanna Simpson Doig, John Sampson, Sinclair Swanson, Thomas Swanson, William Charles Swanson, William Swanson.
  • John GRAHAM Swanson passed away in 1841 in Liverpool, Lancashire, , England.

Immediate Family

Parents

James (GRAHAM)
1728–1820
Birth Location: Rattar, Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland
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Isobel Russel
1738–1820
Birth Location: Rattar, Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Jannet SINCLAIR
1761–1841
Birth Location: Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland
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Janet Swanson
1754–1841
Birth Location: Halkirk, Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Thomas Swanson
1800–1874
Birth Location: Rattar, Dunnet, Caithness
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Sinclair SWANSON
1798–1841
Birth Location: Dunnet, Caithness-shire, Scotland
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James Swanson
1790–
Birth Location: Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland
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Janet Swanson
1806–
Birth Location: Dunnet, Caithness, , Scotland
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Elizabeth Gunn
1786–1858
Birth Location: Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland
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William Swanson
1788–1883
Birth Location: Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland
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Isobel Swanson
1791–1841
Birth Location: Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland
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Jean Swanson
1794–
Birth Location: Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland
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Isabella Swanson
1796–
Birth Location: Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland
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Elizabeth (Swanson)
1776–1855
Birth Location: Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland
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William Swanson
1797–1883
Birth Location: Ayreshire, Scotland
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John Sampson
1793–1863
Birth Location: Bampton, Devon, England
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Elizabeth Simpson
1787–
Birth Location: Dysart, Fife, Scotland
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Johanna Doig
1790–1874
Birth Location: Dysart, Fife, Scotland
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John Swanson's Ancestors

Self
John Swanson
1760–1841
Birth Place: Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland
Parents
James Swanson (GRAHAM)
1728–1820
Rattar, Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland
Isobel (SINCLAIR Swanson) Russel
1738–1820
Rattar, Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Swanson's Descendants

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John (GRAHAM) Swanson (16 Aug 1760–7 JUN 1841) m. Jannet SINCLAIR (16 Dec 1761–1841) m. Janet (Sinclair) Swanson (29 January 1754–1841)
  1. 1. Thomas Swanson 1800–1874 m. Margaret CALDER 1804–1837 m. Marjorie (May Bain Shearer Swanson) May 1803–1901
    1. 1. John (calder) Swanson 1827–1894 m. Christina Swanson 1827–1893 m. Ann (manson mcdonald) Munro 1830–1912
      1. 1. Esther Swanson 1871–1937 m. Dugald McKay 1864–1942
        1. 1. Mary (Ann) Mackay 1897–1988 m. Llewellyn (Barnes) Harrison 1886–1952 m. John Watson 1889–1981
        2. 2. Annie Mackay 1897–1998 m. Alexander Leslie 1915–1950 m. James McCandlish 1897–1948
        3. 3. Susan (Swanson) Mckay 1909–1992 m. Robert Gray 1906–1974
        4. 4. Robert (Swanson) McKay 1909–1910
        5. 5. John (Angus) McKay 1900–1916
      2. 2. Isabella Swanson 1844–1920
      3. 3. Willamina Swanson 1861–
      4. 4. Donald Swanson 1863–
      5. 5. Robert (Charles Sinclair) Swanson 1868–
      6. 6. Ann (Manson) Swanson 1857–1901
      7. 7. John Swanson 1861–
      8. 8. Jane (Margaret) Swanson 1865–1936
      9. 9. George Swanson 1868–1933 m. Jane (Munro) Adamson 1876–1955
        1. 1. George Swanson 1900–1986 m. Margaret (Budge) Crawford 1901–1995
        2. 2. Annie (Jane) Swanson 1917–1975
      10. 10. Hector (Mckay) Swanson 1874–1953 m. Margaret Gunn 1883–1951
        1. 1. John ("Jack") Swanson 1904–1963 m. Grace (Marie) Irwin 1913–2008
      11. 11. Janet Swanson 1870–1936 m. Thomas Ainslie 1864–
        1. 1. Annie (Munro) Ainslie 1889–1976
      12. 12. Alexander (Duncan) Swanson 1864–1938 m. Helen Banks 1866–1946
        1. 1. Alexander (D) Swanson 1895–1978 m. Alice (Jessie) Jack 1899–1970
        2. 2. Jane Swanson 1894– m. William MACKENZIE 1895–1963
        3. 3. John Swanson 1888–1942
        4. 4. Annie (Margaret) Swanson 1892– m. John ((Jock)) Henderson 1893–1972
      13. 13. Thomas Swanson 1856–1940
        1. 1. Katherine (Dunbar) Swanson 1884–1970 m. Frank (Marshall) Purdy 1878–1973
      14. 14. Mary Swanson 1861–
    2. 2. Innes Swanson 1834–1837
    3. 3. Susanna Swanson 1825–1879
    4. 4. Alexander Swanson 1830–1905
    5. 5. Janet Swanson 1832–1877
    6. 6. James (B) Swanson 1834–1875
  2. 2. Sinclair SWANSON 1798–1841
    1. 1. George Arnold 1835–1901
      1. 1. Sinclair Swanson 1865–
        1. 1. Marion (Elizabeth Lavina) Swanson 1886–1943 m. William (Martin) Parr 1887–
  3. 3. James Swanson 1790–
  4. 4. Janet Swanson 1806–
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Elspet Swanson) Gunn 1786–1858
  6. 6. William Swanson 1788–1883 m. Margaret Murray 1796–
    1. 1. Alexander Swanson 1825–1900 m. Mary (Anne) Gibson 1824–1876
      1. 1. Janet Swanson 1849–1920 m. William Bremner 1850–1889
        1. 1. Jessie Bremner 1881–1972 m. Donald (Gunn Mackay) Mr 1874–1960
      2. 2. William Swanson 1848–1914
      3. 3. Andrew Swanson 1851–1869
      4. 4. John Swanson 1856–1931
      5. 5. David Swanson 1860–1912
  7. 7. Isobel Swanson 1791–1841
  8. 8. Jean Swanson 1794–
  9. 9. Isabella Swanson 1796–
  10. 10. Elizabeth (Doull) (Swanson) 1776–1855
  11. 11. William (Charles) Swanson 1797–1883
  12. 12. John Sampson 1793–1863
  13. 13. Elizabeth Simpson 1787–
  14. 14. Johanna (Simpson) Doig 1790–1874

John Swanson's Timeline

3 Records

1760
16 Aug 1760
Birth of John GRAHAM Swanson in Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland
Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland
1841
7 JUN 1841
Age 81
Death of John GRAHAM Swanson in Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland
Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland
1841
7 JUN 1841
Age 81
Death of John GRAHAM Swanson in Liverpool, Lancashire, , England
Liverpool, Lancashire, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1760
    Event Place: Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 JUN 1841
    Event Place: Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 JUN 1841
    Event Place: Liverpool, Lancashire, , England
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