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James SWAN

James SWAN

Male Abt 1823 - 1873  (~ 50 years)    Has 10 ancestors and 4 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name James SWAN 
    Relationshipwith Teresa Ann GOATHAM
    Born Abt 1823  Little Sampford, Essex, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • From the 1851 census where shown as aged 27
    Gender Male 
    Occupation From 1851 to 1861 
    Ag lab 
    Died Jun Q 1873  Saffron Walden Reg Dist, Essex, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • GRO ref: SWAN, James q2 1873 aged 50 Saffron Walden RD 4a 259; GRO online index shows age at death as 50
    Buried 9 Jun 1873  St. Mary the Virgin’s Church, Little Sampford, Essex, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • From ERO index on Ancestry (viewed 6 Aug 2019)
      Shows Christian name as Ja??, year as 1872, but since there is no other death registration to fit I think it was the burial of this James, but the year 1 out.
    Siblings 2 brothers and 2 sisters 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Thomas SWAN,   b. Est 1727,   d. Mar 1803, Thaxted, Essex, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 76 years)  (Great Grandfather) 
    Martha,   b. Est 1729,   bur. 1 May 1800, St. Margaret’s Church, Tilbury Juxta Clare, Essex, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 71 years)  (Great Grandmother) 
    Notes 
    • "Thomas" in 1851 census! (i.e. mar, living with parents, next entry is their dau-in-law Sophia). Address "Boarded House" Little Sampford (1861)
    Person ID I1743  All
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2019 

    Father James SWAN,   b. Abt 1783, Little Sampford, Essex, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jan 1865, Little Sampford, Essex, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 82 years) 
    Mother Mary COLLARD,   b. 21 Jul 1787, Sible Hedingham, Essex, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Nov 1863, Little Sampford, Essex, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Banns of marriage From 11 Dec 1808 to 25 Dec 1808  St. John the Baptist Church, Finchingfield, Essex, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • From index on Ancestry (date given as 11 Dec, assumed to be first reading)
    Married 27 Dec 1808  St. John the Baptist Church, Finchingfield, Essex, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • Mary's maiden name from baptism entries for her children - Collins on some, Collard on one. Combining that with birthplace of Hedingham (in the censuses) suggests it should be Collard.

      Details from Essex index on Ancestry (viewed 6 Aug 2019)
    Family ID F7783  Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

    Family Sophia DYER,   b. Abt 1823, Shalford, Essex, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 26 Oct 1907, St. Mary the Virgin’s Church, Little Sampford, Essex, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 84 years) 
    Married 6 Mar 1847  St. Mary the Virgin’s Church, Little Sampford, Essex, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • GRO ref: SWAN, James to DYER, Sophia q1 1847 Saffron Walden RD 12 301
      Date and place from index on Ancestry (viewed 6 Aug 2019)
      Shows James Swan married Sophia Dyer, both of full age, no other details indexed
    Children 4 children 
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2019 
    Family ID F1348  Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

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