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Thomas Swain 1859–1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Feb 1859

Birth Location: Ludlow, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 8 Dec 1894

Death Location: Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia

Father: Thomas swain

Mother: Elizabeth Whatmore

Spouse(s): Sarah Allen

Children(s): Elizabeth Swain, lillian Swain, Frederick Swain, Ellen Swain, Henry Swain, Alice Quartermain, William Quartermain

In 1859, Thomas Swain entered the world in Ludlow, Shropshire, England, born to Thomas Swain And Elizabeth Whatmore. In 1861, Thomas Swain resided in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. Thomas Swain married Sarah Rubina Allen, and had children including Alice D Quartermain, Elizabeth Swain, Ellen Swain, Frederick Thomas Swain, Henry James Swain, Lillian Jane Swain, William Louis Quartermain. Thomas Swain passed away in 1894 in Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1859, Thomas Swain entered the world in Ludlow, Shropshire, England, born to Thomas Swain And Elizabeth Whatmore.
  • In 1861, Thomas Swain resided in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.
  • Thomas Swain married Sarah Rubina Allen, and had children including Alice D Quartermain, Elizabeth Swain, Ellen Swain, Frederick Thomas Swain, Henry James Swain, Lillian Jane Swain, William Louis Quartermain.
  • Thomas Swain passed away in 1894 in Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas swain
1827–1889
Birth Location: Great Harwood, Lancashire, England
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Elizabeth Whatmore
1839–
Birth Location: Ludlow
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Allen
1864–1917
Birth Location: Macdonald River NSW Australia
SA

Children(s)

Elizabeth Swain
1889–1964
Birth Location: Paddington, New South Wales, Australia
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lillian Swain
1891–1955
Birth Location: Paddington, New South Wales, Australia
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Frederick Swain
1885–1958
Birth Location: Paddington Australia
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Ellen Swain
1886–1964
Birth Location: Paddington NSW Aust
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Henry Swain
1893–1963
Birth Location: Paddington Australia
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Alice Quartermain
1896–1959
Birth Location: –
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William Quartermain
1899–1964
Birth Location: Smithfield, New South Wales, Australia
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Thomas Swain's Ancestors

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Thomas Swain
1859–1894
Birth Place: Ludlow, Shropshire, England
Parents
Thomas swain
1827–1889
Great Harwood, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth Whatmore
1839–
Ludlow
Grandparents
Joseph (Swain carrier and coal) merchant
1812–1853
Summer Row, St Philip Birmingham, Warwick, England
Susannah BALL
1821–1895
Blackfriars Road, London, England
William Whatmore
1803–
Ludlow
Mary
1811–
Ludlow
Great-Grandparents
Thomas carrier
1770–1813
Henry Ball
1774–1856
Susannah Unknown
1782–1861
John Whatmore
1776–
Elizabeth Ward
1772–1836
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George SWAIN
1748–1797
Jinney Shipley
1750–1806

Thomas Swain's Descendants

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Thomas Swain (9 Feb 1859–8 Dec 1894) m. Sarah (Rubina) Allen (10 apr 1864–30 jun 1917)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Swain 1889–1964 m. Alfred (Theodore) Heckenberg 1880–1952 m. Herbert (William) Stace 1887–1951
    1. 1. Alfred (Theodore) HECKENBERG 1915–1998 m. Ruby (M) Noble 1917–2014
      1. 1. Janice (Irene) Heckenberg 1949–2016
      2. 2. William (Leslie 'Billy') HECKENBERG 1944–1984
    2. 2. Gladys Blacklow 1912–1971 m. Sydney (Alfred) Blacklow 1912–1973
      1. 1. Gladys (Caroline) Nancarrow 1931–1970
        1. 1. Sandra Nancarrow –2024
      2. 2. Leonard (Sydney) Blacklow 1941–2022
      3. 3. Frank (Colin) Heckenberg 1928–2001 m. Dorothy (Jean) Primmer 1928–2000
        1. 1. Daniel (James) Heckenberg 1950–2013
    3. 3. Jack Heckenberg 1919–1982
    4. 4. Freda Heckenberg 1921–1965 m. Donald (Thomas) Hair 1924–1997
    5. 5. James (William) Heckenberg 1923–1990 m. Betty (Therese) Heckenberg 1926–1991
      1. 1. Terese Heckenberg –2018
    6. 6. Olive (Catherine) Ray 1927–1986
    7. 7. Shirley (Rosaline Isabel) Wright 1930–1987
    8. 8. Daphne Heckenberg\Evans 1926–2019
    9. 9. Olive (Isabelle) Stace 1911–1976 m. Frederick (J) Connor 1903–1983
      1. 1. Claudia (May) Connor 1930–2011
      2. 2. Barry (James) Connor 1929–1993 m. Rosalie Connor 1928–2018
      3. 3. Peter (John) Connor 1941–1985
      4. 4. Norman (Dennis) Connor 1946–2002
      5. 5. Pauline (Anne) Naughton 1950–2011
    10. 10. Violet (May) Stace 1909–1986 m. Roy King 1905–1993
  2. 2. lillian (Jane) Swain 1891–1955 m. leonard (George) Watkins 1888–1962
    1. 1. Neville Watkins 1914–1929
    2. 2. Fredrick (- Fred) Watkins 1920–
    3. 3. Ronald Watkins 1923–1967
    4. 4. Percy (Vaughan) Watkins 1926–1986
    5. 5. Rubina (Valerie - Ruby) Watkins 1926–
    6. 6. Thelma (Emily May) Watkins 1912–2013 m. Patrick Wolfenden 1911–1982
    7. 7. Leonard (George) Watkins 1911–1939 m. Vera (Clorine) LEWIS 1912–
    8. 8. Thelma Watkins 1909– m. Patrick Wolfenden 1911–1982
  3. 3. Frederick (Thomas) Swain 1885–1958 m. Margaret (Daphne Ausle) Gifford –1943 m. Helen (Louisa Oxlee) Spencer\Swain 1905–1982
    1. 1. Margaret Swain 1933–1933
  4. 4. Ellen Swain 1886–1964 m. James (McGowan) Lundie 1884–
    1. 1. Christina (E) Lundie 1908–1981 m. Herbert (E) Baker 1905–1991
    2. 2. Frederick (J) Lundie 1910–1980
    3. 3. Violet (May) Lundie 1913–2008 m. William Stephens 1912–1974
    4. 4. Gwendoline (Merle) Lundie –2016 m. Ernest (Charles Leonard) Pope 1922–1980
  5. 5. Henry (James) Swain 1893–1963 m. Veronica (Mary) Swain 1905–1970 m. Elsie (Florence) Monk 1893–1952
    1. 1. Rosemary (Ellen) Swain 1888–1969 m. Hugh (R) Buchanan 1885–1947
      1. 1. Jean (Rose) Dibble 1910–1975 m. George (William) Dibble 1905–1964
    2. 2. Milton (John) Swain 1929–1954
    3. 3. Henry (James) Swain 1916–1971
  6. 6. Alice (D.) Quartermain 1896–1959 m. James (Frederick (Jim)) Gorst 1895–1949
    1. 1. Kenneth Gorst 1936–2001
    2. 2. Dorothy (May (Biddy)) Gorst 1916–1986
    3. 3. James (Neville) Gorst 1914–1993
    4. 4. Reginald Gorst 1919–
    5. 5. Violet Gorst 1924–2011
  7. 7. William (louis) Quartermain 1899–1964

Thomas Swain's Timeline

3 Records

1859
9 Feb 1859
Birth of Thomas Swain in Ludlow, Shropshire, England
Ludlow, Shropshire, England
1861
1861
Age 2
Thomas Swain resided here in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
1894
8 Dec 1894
Age 35
Death of Thomas Swain in Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Feb 1859
    Event Place: Ludlow, Shropshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 2132; Folio: 45; Page: 36; GSU roll: 542923
    [2] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 2132; Folio: 45; Page: 36; GSU roll: 542923

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1877
    Event Place: Sydney, New South Wales
    Record Source: New South Wales, Australia, Unassisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1826-1922

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: London
    Record Source: New South Wales, Australia, Unassisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1826-1922

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1894
    Event Place: Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
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