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Thomas Swan 1811–1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Mar 1811

Birth Location: Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 5 Mar 1896

Death Location: Lanark, Portage, Wisconsin, USA

Father: James Swan

Mother: Janet Somerville

Spouse(s): Martha McJannet

Children(s): Janet Swan, James Swan, Thomas Swan, Jane Swan, Robert Swan, Thomas Swan, Martha Swan, Lizzie Swan, William Swan, John Swan

Thomas Swan was born in 1811 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of James Swan And Janet Somerville. Thomas Swan married Martha Mcjannet, and had children including James Swan, Jane Swan, Janet Jenie Swan, John D Swan, Lizzie Swan, Martha Swan, Robert Swan, Thomas Swan, William Swan. Thomas Swan passed away in 1896 in Lanark, Portage, Wisconsin, USA.

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Biography

  • Thomas Swan was born in 1811 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of James Swan And Janet Somerville.
  • Thomas Swan married Martha Mcjannet, and had children including James Swan, Jane Swan, Janet Jenie Swan, John D Swan, Lizzie Swan, Martha Swan, Robert Swan, Thomas Swan, William Swan.
  • Thomas Swan passed away in 1896 in Lanark, Portage, Wisconsin, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Swan
1772–1863
Birth Location: Sornfalla (Sornfallow), Wiston and Roberton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Janet Somerville
1775–1866
Birth Location: Carnwath, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Martha McJannet
1815–1888
Birth Location: Ballantrae, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Janet Swan
1844–1929
Birth Location: Bytown, Ontario, Canada
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James Swan
1838–1895
Birth Location: , , Quebec, Canada
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Thomas Swan
1840–
Birth Location: , , , Canada
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Jane Swan
1842–1906
Birth Location: , , Ontario, Canada
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Robert Swan
1846–1929
Birth Location: , , Ontario, Canada
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Thomas Swan
1848–1935
Birth Location: Vinland, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA
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Martha Swan
1850–1929
Birth Location: Wisconsin, USA
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Lizzie Swan
1852–1914
Birth Location: Wisconsin, USA
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William Swan
1855–1856
Birth Location: Badger, Portage, Wisconsin, United States
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John Swan
1859–1935
Birth Location: Wisconsin, USA
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Thomas Swan's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Swan
1811–1896
Birth Place: Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
James Swan
1772–1863
Sornfalla (Sornfallow), Wiston and Roberton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Janet Somerville
1775–1866
Carnwath, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Swan
1734–
Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Hellen Smart
1734–
Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
William Somerville
1757–1864
Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Jean Prentice
1761–1865
Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Swan
1691–
Mary STEWART
1692–
John Smart
1717–
Mary Millar
1709–1783
Thomas Somervill
1718–
Janet Young
1721–
James Prentice
1727–
Marrion Waddell
1741–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Smart
1697–
Agnes Jack
1700–
William Millar
1684–1757
Anna Adam
1686–1754
William Young
1705–1818
David Prentice
1689–1756

Thomas Swan's Descendants

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Thomas Swan (20 Mar 1811–5 Mar 1896) m. Martha McJannet (7 Jun 1815–24 Dec 1888)
  1. 1. Janet ((Jenie)) Swan 1844–1929 m. John (Wilson Gardiner) II 1837–1910
    1. 1. John (Wilson (Don) Gardiner) III 1879–1934 m. Mabel Heath 1881–1962
      1. 1. Ethel (E) Gardiner 1909–
      2. 2. Michael (David) Boileau 1909–
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Ann (Bessie)) Gardner 1875–1961 m. George Sprung 1861–1941
    3. 3. Louisa (Maria) Gardiner 1862–1926
    4. 4. Myra (G) Gardiner 1877–1965 m. John (Erial) Kennedy 1877–1952
      1. 1. Gardiner (Bouton) Kennedy 1904–
      2. 2. Janet (E Kennedy) (Savage) 1901–1933
      3. 3. John (August (Angus)) Kennedy 1912–2004
      4. 4. Allard Kennedy 1915–1995
    5. 5. John ((Johnnie) Ray) Gardiner 1872–1874
    6. 6. Oscar (Ray) Gardiner 1872–
      1. 1. Russell (Sears) Gardiner 1899–
  2. 2. James Swan 1838–1895
  3. 3. Thomas Swan 1840–
  4. 4. Jane Swan 1842–1906
  5. 5. Robert Swan 1846–1929
  6. 6. Thomas Swan 1848–1935
  7. 7. Martha Swan 1850–1929
    1. 1. Ethel (E) Lattin 1877–
  8. 8. Lizzie Swan 1852–1914
  9. 9. William Swan 1855–1856
  10. 10. John (D) Swan 1859–1935

Thomas Swan's Timeline

2 Records

1811
20 Mar 1811
Birth of Thomas Swan in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1896
5 Mar 1896
Age 85
Death of Thomas Swan in Lanark, Portage, Wisconsin, USA
Lanark, Portage, Wisconsin, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1811
    Event Place: Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Mar 1896
    Event Place: Lanark, Portage, Wisconsin, USA
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