Lionel Swift of Skelmersdale

Events

Date of Baptism: 6 May 1638.

Place of Baptism: Ormskirk, Lancashire.

The baptism is recorded in the parish register.

Date of Burial: 10 December 1700.

Place of Burial: Ormskirk.

The burial is recorded in the parish register. Another Lionel Swift, of Bickerstaffe, was buried 21 September 1691.

Relationships

Father: James Swift.

James is named in Lionel’s baptism record.

Mother: uncertain.

A James Swift was married to a Margaret Westhead in 1630 and to a Margaret Hulme in 1631. An Ellen Swift, wife of James Swift, was buried in 1640.

Spouse: unknown.

Children:

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)

(possibly) Thomas Swift (buried 15 September 1721 in Ormskirk) married Ellen Rawsthorne 30 June 1701 in Ormskirk.

(probably) Peter Swift (buried 3 April 1729 in Ormskirk) married Margaret Clitherall 17 April 1705 in Rainford, Lancashire.

Ellen Swift (buried 7 May 1681 in Ormskirk).

James Swift (baptized 9 April 1682 in Ormskirk - buried 24 January 1723/4 in Rainford).

Henry Swift (baptized 16 May 1686 in Ormskirk).

Evidence

from the Bishop’s transcripts for Ormskirk:

1681 May Burials

Ellen d. of Lionell Swift. Scelm. 7

1682 Aprill. Christenings

9 James. s. of Lionell Swift. Scelm.

1691 September Burials

21 Linell Swift de Bickerstaff

1700 December burials

[...nell] Swift Skelmer.

from the National Archives catalogue:

QSP/836/26

c. 1699.

Bickerstaffe and Skelmersdale – settlement of Lyonall Swift.

References

Bishops transcripts of Ormskirk parish registers. Digital images on FamilySearch.org.

Parish registers of Ormskirk. Digital images on FamilySearch.org.