BOAT FAMILIES

of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and connected waterways

1873 -

Generation: 1

James Swift was born on 19 Jul 1873 in Bispham Green, nr Mawdesley.

James married Mary Ellen Gee on 8 Jan 1896 in St Thomas the Martyr, Upholland. Mary was born on 29 Oct 1867 in Upholland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. John Swift was born in 1897 in Parbold.
3. Mary Alice Swift was born in 1901 in Burscough.
4. James Swift was born on 28 Dec 1902 in Burscough.
5. George Swift was born on 30 Nov 1904 in Burscough.
6. Thomas Swift was born on 24 Oct 1906 in Burscough.

Generation: 2

2. John Swift (1.James¹) was born in 1897 in Parbold.
3. Mary Alice Swift (1.James¹) was born in 1901 in Burscough.

4.	James Swift (1.James¹) was born on 28 Dec 1902 in Burscough. James married Alice Gibbons on 21 Feb 1925 in St John the Baptist, Burscough. Alice (daughter of Thomas Gibbons and Sarah Jane Webster) was born on 6 Mar 1903 in Lathom; died about Nov 1993 in Burscough. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

5.	George Swift (1.James¹) was born on 30 Nov 1904 in Burscough. George married Ellen Melling on 4 Aug 1924 in St John the Baptist, Burscough. Ellen (daughter of Ralph Melling and Margaret Ellen Draper) was born on 10 Sep 1905 in Lord Street, Lathom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

6.	Thomas Swift (1.James¹) was born on 24 Oct 1906 in Burscough. Thomas married Elizabeth Draper on 14 Dec 1929 in St John the Baptist, Burscough. Elizabeth (daughter of Thomas Draper and Margaret Ivins) was born on 30 Apr 1907 in Stanley Street, Lathom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]