Alexander Swanson (1864 - 1942)

Born 1864 in Kildonan, Sutherland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Husband of Jane (Crow) Swanson — married 8 Feb 1899 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Descendants

Died 5 Nov 1942 at about age 78 in Ba, Western, Fiji

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Biography

Alexander was born in 1864. He is the son of Sinclair Swanson and Margaret Anderson. He married Jane Crow in 1899. He passed away in Fiji in 1942.

Sources

• Scotland, Modern And Civil Births 1855-2019, Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records, Civil Births, first names: Alexander, last name: Swanson, birth year: 1864, birth place: Kildonan, Sutherland, Scotland, place: Kildonan, mother's first names: Margaret, mother's last name: Anderson, father's first names: Sinclair, father's last name: Swanson
• 1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census, Sutherland Street, Kildonan, Sutherland, Scotland, in household of Sinclair Swanson (married, age: 35, occupation: blacksmith, birth place: Bower, Caithness, Scotland), Alexander Swanson, son, age: 7, occupation: scholar, birth place: Kildonan, Sutherland, Scotland
• NZ BDM marriage record: 1899/1320, Jane Crow & Alexander Swanson
• Marriage notice, Evening Star, Issue 10876, 9 March 1899, Page 2
• Fiji, Vital Records, 1900-1989, database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DZTB-GXZM : 22 October 2020), Alexender (sic) Swanson, 1942, death date: 5 November 1942, death place: Ba, Western, Fiji, age: 78, spouse's name: Jearice (sic) Crow