James was born in 1817 and baptised in Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire, the son of Francis Swales and Christiana Stephenson.
He married Jane Stephenson on 26 Nov 1838 at the parish church in Stokesley, North Yorkshire.
Citing this Record "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J3KZ-DFL : 19 September 2020), James Swales, 1817.
"England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:66GL-5XYZ : 17 February 2022), James Swales, 1838.
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