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Thomas Swift

Male 1862 -


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Thomas Swift was born in 1862 in Standish.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Boatman
    • Baptism: 27 Apr 1862, St Thomas, Lydiate

    Thomas married Alice Ann Thompson on 30 Sep 1885 in St Matthias, Liverpool. Alice (daughter of James Thompson and Ann Bibby) was born in 1864 in Wigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Margaret (Thompson) Swift  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Aug 1884 in Appley Bridge/Upholland.
    2. 3. Hannah Swift  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Nov 1886 in Wigan; died on 11 Apr 1939 in Woodcock Row, Crooke.
    3. 4. Mary Swift  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Jan 1892 in Liverpool; died in 1937 in Ormskirk.
    4. 5. Alice Swift  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1893 in Liverpool.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Margaret (Thompson) Swift Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born on 13 Aug 1884 in Appley Bridge/Upholland.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 3 Nov 1884, All Saints, Wigan

    Notes:

    Born before parents married and baptised as Thompson, but Swift in all other records including marriage, where father named as Thomas Swift.

    Margaret married Thomas Ashton on 5 Nov 1904 in St Nicholas, Liverpool. Thomas (son of William Ashton and Mary Ellen Green) was born in 1878 in Lydiate. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. Hannah Ashton  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Dec 1904 in Gascoyne Street, Liverpool; died in 1905 in Lydiate; was buried on 27 Jun 1905 in St Thomas, Lydiate.
    2. 7. Ellen Ashton  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1906 in Lydiate.
    3. 8. Thomas William Ashton  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1908 in Lydiate.
    4. 9. Alice Ashton  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1911 in Lydiate.
    5. 10. Edward Ashton  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1913 in Lydiate.

  2. 3.  Hannah Swift Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born on 5 Nov 1886 in Wigan; died on 11 Apr 1939 in Woodcock Row, Crooke.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 3 Dec 1886, St Matthias, Liverpool

    Notes:

    Baptism record states abode as Canal Boat Janet

    Hannah married Samuel Gibbons on 3 Mar 1908 in St Anne, Shevington. Samuel (son of John Gibbons and Elizabeth Forsyth) was born on 29 Sep 1884 in Upholland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. Samuel Gibbons  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 May 1909 in Woodcock Row, Crooke.
    2. 12. Walter Arthur Gibbons  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Jul 1910 in Woodcock Row, Crooke; died in Oct 1910 in Woodcock Row, Crooke; was buried on 15 Oct 1910 in St Anne, Shevington.
    3. 13. Elizabeth Gibbons  Descendancy chart to this point was born about May 1913 in Shevington.
    4. 14. Mary Gibbons  Descendancy chart to this point was born about Feb 1916 in Shevington.
    5. 15. Hannah Gibbons  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Jan 1919 in Woodcock Row, Crooke.
    6. 16. Thomas Gibbons  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Jun 1921 in Shevington.
    7. 17. Catherine Gibbons  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Jul 1924 in Woodcock Row, Crooke.

  3. 4.  Mary Swift Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born on 10 Jan 1892 in Liverpool; died in 1937 in Ormskirk.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 5 Feb 1892, St Matthias, Liverpool

    Notes:

    Abode at baptism, canal boat

    Mary married Thomas Webster on 4 Aug 1913 in St Nicholas, Liverpool. Thomas (son of Richard Webster and Sarah Hartley) was born on 24 Apr 1886 in Haskayne; died in 1967 in Ormskirk. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. Richard Webster  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Jan 1914 in Haskayne.
    2. 19. Margaret Webster  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Dec 1916 in Woodcock Row, Crooke.
    3. 20. Gladys Webster  Descendancy chart to this point was born about Aug 1926 in Aughton; died on 17 Dec 1932 in Ormskirk Hospital.
    4. 21. Joseph Webster  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Jul 1929 in Aughton.

  4. 5.  Alice Swift Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born in 1893 in Liverpool.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 17 Oct 1893, St Matthias, Liverpool

    Notes:

    Abode at baptism, canal boat



Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Hannah Ashton Descendancy chart to this point (2.Margaret2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 19 Dec 1904 in Gascoyne Street, Liverpool; died in 1905 in Lydiate; was buried on 27 Jun 1905 in St Thomas, Lydiate.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 22 Jan 1905, All Souls, Vauxhall, Liverpool


  2. 7.  Ellen Ashton Descendancy chart to this point (2.Margaret2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1906 in Lydiate.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 1 Jul 1906, St Thomas, Lydiate


  3. 8.  Thomas William Ashton Descendancy chart to this point (2.Margaret2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1908 in Lydiate.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 26 Apr 1908, St Thomas, Lydiate


  4. 9.  Alice Ashton Descendancy chart to this point (2.Margaret2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1911 in Lydiate.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 12 Mar 1911, St Thomas, Lydiate


  5. 10.  Edward Ashton Descendancy chart to this point (2.Margaret2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1913 in Lydiate.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 13 Apr 1913, St Thomas, Lydiate


  6. 11.  Samuel Gibbons Descendancy chart to this point (3.Hannah2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 28 May 1909 in Woodcock Row, Crooke.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Boatman
    • Baptism: 30 Jun 1909, St Anne, Shevington

    Samuel married Martha Mary Hawkins in 1931 in Blackburn Register Office. Martha was born on 9 Dec 1909 in Blackburn. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. Samuel Gibbons  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Oct 1931 in Shevington.

  7. 12.  Walter Arthur Gibbons Descendancy chart to this point (3.Hannah2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 23 Jul 1910 in Woodcock Row, Crooke; died in Oct 1910 in Woodcock Row, Crooke; was buried on 15 Oct 1910 in St Anne, Shevington.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 9 Aug 1910, St Anne, Shevington


  8. 13.  Elizabeth Gibbons Descendancy chart to this point (3.Hannah2, 1.Thomas1) was born about May 1913 in Shevington.

    Notes:

    No baptism record found.

    Elizabeth married Matthew Peet in 1938 in St Anne, Shevington. Matthew (son of Thomas Peet and Mary Pemberton) was born on 20 Jan 1914 in Crooke, Shevington; died about Aug 1991 in Leigh. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  9. 14.  Mary Gibbons Descendancy chart to this point (3.Hannah2, 1.Thomas1) was born about Feb 1916 in Shevington.

    Notes:

    No baptism record found.


  10. 15.  Hannah Gibbons Descendancy chart to this point (3.Hannah2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 3 Jan 1919 in Woodcock Row, Crooke.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 2 Feb 1919, St Anne, Shevington


  11. 16.  Thomas Gibbons Descendancy chart to this point (3.Hannah2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 3 Jun 1921 in Shevington.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Colliery stoker

    Notes:

    Two weeks old in 1921 census (taken on June 19th; birth registered Q3).
    No baptism record found.


  12. 17.  Catherine Gibbons Descendancy chart to this point (3.Hannah2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 10 Jul 1924 in Woodcock Row, Crooke.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 10 Sep 1924, St Anne, Shevington


  13. 18.  Richard Webster Descendancy chart to this point (4.Mary2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 25 Jan 1914 in Haskayne.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Boatman
    • Baptism: 1 Mar 1914, St Cuthbert, Halsall


  14. 19.  Margaret Webster Descendancy chart to this point (4.Mary2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 21 Dec 1916 in Woodcock Row, Crooke.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 18 Jan 1917, St Anne, Shevington


  15. 20.  Gladys Webster Descendancy chart to this point (4.Mary2, 1.Thomas1) was born about Aug 1926 in Aughton; died on 17 Dec 1932 in Ormskirk Hospital.

    Notes:

    Under the headline: "Lydiate child's fatal burns" the Lancashire Evening Post reported on Dec 20 1932:-
    A verdict of death from misadventure was returned by Mr S Brighouse, the West Lancashire Coroner, st an inquest last night at Ormskirk on Gladys Webster, 6, daughter of Mr Thomas Webster, a bargee employed on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, living at Canal Bank, Jackson's Bridge, Lydiate.
    The child died of burns in hospital at Ormskirk. Mrs Webster, who had a fire in her bedroom because she suffered from asthma, went downstairs on Saturday morning just before eight o'clock. Hearing screams, she ran updtairs and found her daughter in flames The child said that she had gone to warm herself at the fire in her mother's room.
    Mr Brighouse said that no blame could be attached to anyone.


  16. 21.  Joseph Webster Descendancy chart to this point (4.Mary2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 18 Jul 1929 in Aughton.


Generation: 4

  1. 22.  Samuel Gibbons Descendancy chart to this point (11.Samuel3, 3.Hannah2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 24 Oct 1931 in Shevington.



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