James
Swift
Born about in Bolton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of William Swift
and Elizabeth (Greenhough) Swift
Brother of
Ellen (Swift) Whitehead, Elizabeth (Swift) Kaye, Alice (Swift) Thomason, William Swift, Maria (Swift) Salt and Catherine Swift
Husband of
Ann (Smith) Swift
— married
3 Feb 1833 in Mottram in Longdendale, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 36
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Dec 2020
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Biography
James was born about 1809 in Bolton, Lancashire, England, son of William Swift and Elizabeth Greenhough.[1] He married Ann Smith in Mottram-in-Longdendale, Cheshire, England on 3 February 1833.[2] He practiced as an engineer in Liverpool.[3][4] However, he died in 1845 at the age of 34 and was buried in Bolton.[5]
Sources
- ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5GX-FF5 : 19 March 2020), Jas. Swift, 1809.
- ↑ "England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3T4-X2C : 7 December 2017), James Swift and Ann Smith, 03 Feb 1833, Marriage; citing item 3 p 89, , Mottram-in-Longdendale, Cheshire, England, Record Office, Chester; FHL microfilm 2,107,083.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ25-G5K : 22 May 2019), James Swift in household of Sarah Penketh, Walton on the Hill, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑ 1843 Gores Directory lists James Swift, Engineer, at 24 Boundary Street, Scotland Road, Liverpool.
- ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2NT8-GB6 : 31 December 2014), James Swift, 1845; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Bolton, Lancashire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
See also:
- Bolton Iron Founder & William Swift (1771-1837), website (https://www.themeister.co.uk/hindley/swift_william.htm#Robert_Whitehead : accessed 16 Dec 2020)
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