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Charles James Orton Owen Swaffield DL JP (1827 - 1890)

Colonel Charles James Orton Owen Swaffield DL JP aka Owen-Swaffield
Born in Wyke Regis, Dorset, England, United Kingdommap
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Died at age 63 in Firenze, Tuscany, Italymap
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Biography

Charles James Orton Owen was born on 16 December 1827 in Wyke Regis, Dorset, England. He was christened Charles James Orton Owen* in St Paul's Church, Weymouth, Dorset on 12 May 1828 as the eldest son of Robert Hassell Swaffield DL JP (1797-1870) and Eliza Mary Josephina Orton (1805-1873) [1] [2]

(* Surname changes in this family occur to satisfy inheritance conditions. His father originally had the surname of Owen, but became Swaffield and later Owen-Swaffield. Charles also becomes Swaffield, then Owen-Swaffield) His surname change by deed poll to Owen-Swaffield was signed on 25 November and announced in newspapers on and after 4 December 1879 [3][4]

Marriage

Charles married Augusta U. Cocker (1833-1915) a daughter of barrister, Edward Cocker on 10 August 1858 in the parish church of Nettlebed, Henley, Oxfordshire, England. [5] He is recorded as a Captain of the 31st Regiment of Foot as his occupation on the marriage license. [6]

Children

They had 4 Children:

  1. Stillborn daughter b 26 Dec 1861 in Colchester, Essex. He has the rank of Major on the newspaper announcement in The Sun. [7]
  2. Robert Hassell Edward Swaffield (1863-1863) (spelt Hassall on records) [8][9] The death notice records the child as being premature and only living hours, born and died in Colchester, Essex.[10]
  3. Sydney Edward Owen Swaffield (bef.1867-1951) baptised 10.12.1867. [11]
  4. Mary Louise Otaway Swaffield (1871-1873) baptised St Paul's, Weymouth on 11 June 1871. [12]
  5. Robert Hassal Owen Swaffield (1875-1957) [13][14]

Life Story

Charles joined the British Army, 31st Regiment of Foot, as an Ensign, then purchasing his commission as a Lieutenant in January 1848. [15] He purchased his further promotion to Captain in 1850 [16]

In 1851, he is residing with his parents at West Down Lodge, Wyke Regis and is now listed on the census as an Army captain. [17]

Charles was promoted in the army to Major, without purchase, in 1858. [18] In 1861, he was posted as Major, 31st Regiment of Foot to the Depot Battalion. [19] [20][21][22] His final rank was as a Lieutenant Colonel of the 31st Regiment of Foot in the British Army. He retired as Brevet Lieutenant Colonel on half pay pension in August 1872, this meant he was advanced a rank, but not by pay or authority to Colonel and he was thus referred to as, Colonel Swaffield. [23][24]

Charles was made a Justice of the Peace (JP) in Dorset on 20 October 1868 at the Dorset Quarter Sessions chaired by Lord Portman in the Shirehall, Dorchester, [25] and he was made a Deputy Lieutenant (DL) of the County. On the 1871 census, he is a shown as a Lieutenant Colonel, landowner and JP. [26] He appears on Jury Lists in the 1870s, qualifying as a freehold landowner, for example, in 1873. [27]

In 1875, he is shown in the Post Office Directory for Dorset residing at Wyke House, Weymouth; the property of his great grandfather, John Swaffield (1732-1825) purchased many decades earlier. [28] In the 1880 Kelly's Directory, he is listed as a Colonel living at Wyke House. [29]

Charles is not with the family on the 1881 census. Augusta and two children are living in Wyke House, Wyke Regis and she is shown as 'wife of a Lieut. Col in the Army'; I presume he is away on service. [30]

Death

Charles passed away on 20 April 1891, as shown on the probate registry. He is described in the probate index as being Charles James Owen-Swaffield formerly Swaffield late of Wyke Regis and who died in Florence, Italy. Unusually, probate being granted on the date of his death to his widow, Augusta Owen-Swaffield at the Principal Registry, London; Estate valued at £3,386 7s 10d. [31] and probate being reported in the press. [32][33][34]

Research Notes

Sources

  1. ↑ England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906. Charles James Orton Owen, Birth Date 16 Dec 1827, Christening Date 12 May 1828, Christening Place Wyke Regis, Dorset, England. Father Robert Hassall Owen, Mother Eliza Owen. Charles Swaffield ...
  2. ↑ Dorset, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906. Charles James Orton Owen Baptism Date12 May 1828 Baptism Place Weymouth St Paul, Dorset, England. Father Robert Hassall Owen Mother Eliza Owen
  3. ↑ Dorset County Chronicle 4 December 1879 (UK newspaper)
  4. ↑ Southern Times and Dorset County Herald 29 November 1879 (UK newspaper)
  5. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch : 13 December 2014 Charles James Orton Swaffield, 1858; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1858, quarter 3, vol. 3A, p. 777, Henley, Oxfordshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
  6. ↑ Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930. Charles James Orton Swaffield Marriage or Bann Date10 Aug 1858 Marriage Place Nettlebed, Oxfordshire, England Parish as it Appears Nettlebed Spouse Augusta Cocker Father Robert H Swaffield
  7. ↑ Sun (London) Wednesday 1 January 1862, pg 8
  8. ↑ England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915. Robert Hassall Edward Swaffield Registration Year 1863 Registration Quarter Jul-Aug-Sep Registration district Colchester Inferred County Essex. Volume 4a Page 243
  9. ↑ England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915. Robert Hassall Edward Swaffield Registration Quarter Jul-Aug-Sep Death Registration Place Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom Death Date Sep 1863 Inferred Death Place Essex, United Kingdom. Volume 4a Page175
  10. ↑ Dorset County Chronicle 17 September 1863 pg 20
  11. ↑ Dorset, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906. Sidney Edward Owen Swaffield Baptism Date 20 Dec 1867 Baptism Place Weymouth St Paul, Dorset, England Father Charles James Peter Swaffield Mother Augusta Swaffield
  12. ↑ Dorset, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906. Mary Louise Otway Swaffield Baptism Date 11 Jun 1871 Baptism Place Weymouth St Paul, Dorset, England Father Charles James Oston Swaffield Mother Augusta Swaffield
  13. ↑ England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915. Robert Hassal O Swaffield Registration Year1875 Registration Quarter Jan-Feb-Mar Registration district Weymouth Inferred County Dorset Volume 5a Page 332
  14. ↑ England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005. Robert H O Owen-swaffield Death Age 80 Birth Date 1877 Registration Date Jan 1957 Registration Quarter Jan-Feb-Mar Registration district Weymouth Inferred County Dorset Volume 6 Page 657
  15. ↑ Galway Vindicator, and Connaught Advertiser 26 January 1848 pg 2
  16. ↑ Dover Telegraph and Cinque Ports General Advertiser 27 April 1850 pg 7 (UK newspaper)
  17. ↑ 1851 England Census for Charles J O Swaffield
  18. ↑ Jersey Independent and Daily Telegraph 13 December 1858 Pg 4
  19. ↑ Jersey Independent and Daily Telegraph 18 October 1861 pg 4
  20. ↑ Southern Reporter and Cork Commercial Courier 18 October 1861 pg 4 (Irish newspaper)
  21. ↑ Dublin Evening Mail 16 October 1861 pg 4 (Irish newspaper)
  22. ↑ Edinburgh Evening Courant 17 October 1861 pg 4 (UK newspaper)
  23. ↑ Morning Post 3 August 1872 Pg 6 (UK newspaper)
  24. ↑ Wikipedia. Brevet [1]
  25. ↑ Salisbury and Winchester Journal 24 October 1868 pg 10 (UK newspaper)
  26. ↑ 1871 England Census for Charles Swaffield
  27. ↑ Dorset, England, Jury Lists, 1825-1921. Charles James Orton Swaffield. Year Compiled: 1873. Parish: Wyke Regis. Locality: Dorchester Reference Number: Dorchester 1873 Ps 226-242
  28. ↑ UK, City and County Directories, 1766 - 1946. Col. Charles James Orton Swaffield Publication Year 1875 Address Wyke house Weymouth Residence Place Dorset, Hampshire, Wiltshire, England
  29. ↑ UK, City and County Directories, 1766 - 1946 for Col Owen Charles James O Swaffield. Wyke Regis, Dorset, England. 1880 Kelly´s Directory
  30. ↑ 1881 England Census for Augusta Swaffield
  31. ↑ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1861-1941. Charles James Orton Swaffield, Death Date 20 Apr 1891 Death Place Dorset, England, Probate Date 20 Aug 1891 Probate Registry Principal Registry
  32. ↑ Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette 17 September 1891 (UK newspaper)
  33. ↑ Illustrated London News 12 September 1891 pg 32 (UK newspaper)
  34. ↑ York Herald 11 September 1891 pg 5 (UK newspaper)
  • "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2D7Y-795 : 13 December 2014), Charles James Orton Swaffield, 1858; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1858, quarter 3, vol. 3A, p. 777, Henley, Oxfordshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.




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