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William Edward Swan 1864–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1864

Birth Location: Dungog, NSW, Australia

Death Date: ABT 1940

Death Location: Hurstville, NSW, Australia

Father: David Swan

Mother: Anna Twyning

Spouse(s): Bertha Caddy

Children(s): Alan Swan, Bertha Swan, Eric Swan, Dorothy Swan

William Edward Swan was born in 1864 in Dungog, NSW, Australia, the child of David S Swan And Anna Maria Hannah Twyning. William Edward Swan married Bertha May Caddy, and had children including Alan Swan, Bertha Ruby Swan, Dorothy May Swan, Eric Llewellyn Swan. William Edward Swan passed away in 1940 in Hurstville, NSW, Australia.

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Biography

  • William Edward Swan was born in 1864 in Dungog, NSW, Australia, the child of David S Swan And Anna Maria Hannah Twyning.
  • William Edward Swan married Bertha May Caddy, and had children including Alan Swan, Bertha Ruby Swan, Dorothy May Swan, Eric Llewellyn Swan.
  • William Edward Swan passed away in 1940 in Hurstville, NSW, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Swan's Ancestors

Self
William Swan
1864–1940
Birth Place: Dungog, NSW, Australia
Parents
David S Swan
1836–1911
Kirriemuir, Angus (Forfarshire), Scotland
Anna (Maria (Hannah)) Twyning
1838–1923
3 Andover Retreat,Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Peter Swan
1808–1880
Balmerino, Fifeshire, Scotland
Jane ((Jean)) Muir
1810–1853
Scotland
John Twining
1806–1840
Painswick, Gloucestershire, England
Mary (Ann Webb) Birt
1803–
Painswick, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
David Swan
1780–1855
Ann Beattie
1780–
Ann Degg
1781–1849
Thomas Birt
1778–1862
Rachel Webb
1776–1847
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Beattie
1756–
Thomas Birt
1749–1812
Martha Chew
1747–1812
James Webb
1745–
Elisabeth Cole
1745–

William Swan's Descendants

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William (Edward) Swan (ABT 1864–ABT 1940) m. Bertha (May) Caddy (ABT 1866–5 OCT 1946)
  1. 1. Alan Swan 1888–1968 m. Eleanor (May) Slater 1885–1976
  2. 2. Bertha (Ruby) Swan 1890–1967 m. Frederick (Robert) McComas –1966
    1. 1. Betty (Gwendoline) McComas 1918–1992 m. Rupert (John) Sanders 1913–2003
    2. 2. Margaret (Dorothy) McComas 1917–
  3. 3. Eric (Llewellyn) Swan 1892–1943 m. Ivy (P) Wilkinson 1895–
  4. 4. Dorothy (May) Swan 1894–1988 m. William McComas –1953

William Swan's Timeline

3 Records

1864
ABT 1864
Birth of William Edward Swan in Dungog, NSW, Australia
Dungog, NSW, Australia
1940
ABT 1940
Age 76
Death of William Edward Swan in Hurstville, NSW, Australia
Hurstville, NSW, Australia
1940
4 OCT 1940
Age 76
William Edward Swan - Probate in Hurstville, NSW, Australia
Hurstville, NSW, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1864
    Event Place: Dungog, NSW, Australia
    Record Source: NSW Births, Deaths & Marriages Index, Registration No: 18648102

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: ABT 1940
    Event Place: Hurstville, NSW, Australia
    Record Source: NSW Births, Deaths & Marriages Index, Reg No: 233931940

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 4 OCT 1940
    Event Place: Hurstville, NSW, Australia

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