William
Swanston
Born in Eyemouth, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Swanston
and Christian (Purves) Swanston
Brother of
Margaret (Swanston) Collin, Jane (Swanston) Scott, Alexander Swanston, Thomas Swanston, Christian Swanston and Mary Swanston
Husband of
Jane Laidlaw (Aitchison) Swanston
— married
9 Sep 1859 in Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Died
at age 76
in Eyemouth, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Jul 2019
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Biography
William was born in 1837. He died in 1914.
Born 31 DEC 1837. Eyemouth, Berwick, Scotland.
Died 5 MAY 1914. Eyemouth, Berwick, Scotland.
Alternate Birth 1840 Eyemouth, Berwick, Scotland.
Christening: 19 FEB 1838. Eyemouth, Berwick, Scotland.
Census: 1841 Milne Court, Eyemouth, Berwick, Scotland. 1851 Eyemouth, Berwick, Scotland. 1861 Saltgreens, Eyemouth, Berwick, Scotland.
Buried New Cemetery, Eyemouth, Berwick, Scotland.
Occupation: Fisherman.
Sources
- Record set
Scotland Births & Baptisms 1564-1950 https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=R_686546791 Record set Scotland Marriages 1561-1910 https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=R_695496684/1 Death:- https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MM-GQYZ
- Source: S500027 BillionGraves Publication: MyHeritage <A href="http://www.billiongraves.com/" target="_blank">www.billiongraves.com Media: 10147 Collection103 https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10147-76254137/william-swanston-in-billiongraves https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10147-76254137/william-swanston-in-billiongraves William Swanston
Birth: Circa 1838
Age at death: 76
Death: May 5 1914
Burial: Eyemouth New Cemetery, Eyemouth, Scotland, United Kingdom
Epitaph: Thomas drowned at sea. William drowned near Fair Island.
Contributor: MyHeritage employees and friends
Relatives: <br>Relation Name Birth Death<br> <a>Jane Aitchison</a> 1912 <br> <a>Thomas Swanston</a> 1881 <br> <a>Margaret Swanston</a> <br> <a>Jane Swanston</a> <br> <a>William Swanston</a> 1888 Certainty: 4
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~3.12%
~25.00%
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