Children of Lionel Swift

John Swift

• • Birth

    • 19 January 1772 (Prescot St Helens parish register)

      • parents: Lionel Swift labourer and Ellen

    • aged 70 in 1841 (census)

  • Death

    • 21 March 1849

  • Residence

    • Sutton Heath, Sutton, Lancashire (1841 census)

    • Sutton (1849, will)

  • Occupation

    • farmer (1841 census)

    • yeoman (1849 will)

  • Relationships with siblings

    • half-brother of Richard Swift of Rainhill (1849, will)

Mary Swift

• • Birth

    • 13 July 1773 (Prescot St Helens parish register)

      • parents: Lionel Swift labourer Hardshaw

William Swift

• • Birth

    • 2 January 1775 (Prescot St Helens parish register)

      • parents: Lionel Swift Hardshaw

    • aged 65 in 1841 (census)

    • aged 77 in 1850 (GRO index, death record)

  • Death

    • 1850 (GRO index, 3rd quarter, age 77)

  • Residence

    • Eccleston (1841 census)

  • Occupation

    • Labourer (1841 census)

  • Relationships with siblings

    • Peter Swift’s 1816 will mentions his brother William.

    • Henry Swift (aged 45) is living beside him in 1841 (census).

Alice Swift

• • Birth

    • 11 May 1776 (Prescot St Helens parish register)

      • parents: Lionel Swift labourer Hardshaw

  • Alice was married to John Ansdale in 1803 in Billinge. John died in 1811. Lionel Swift of Eccleston, farmer, was one of the sureties in the probate bond.

Thomas Swift

• • Birth

    • 14 October 1777 (Prescot St Helens parish register)

      • parents: Lionel Swift labourer Hardshaw

    • aged 60 in 1841 (census)

    • aged 73 in 1851, born in Prescot (census)

  • Death

    • 1852

  • Residence

    • Lawns Farm, Upholland (1841 census)

    • Hough Wood, Billinge (1851 census)

  • Occupation

    • farmer (1841 census)

    • farmer of 9 acres (1851 census)

  • Relationships with siblings

    • his 1852 will

      • brother Henry Swift of Eccleston

      • brother Richard Swift of Rainhill

      • son Thomas Swift residing with Bishop Brown at Wavertree

    • 1863 will of Henry Swift of Eccleston

      • mentions Henry’s nephew Thomas Swift of Dwerryhouse, son of his late brother Thomas Swift

  • Information about his son Thomas

    • Birth

      • aged 25 in 1841, living with parents (census)

      • aged 36 in 1851, born in Wigan, living in Wavertree (census)

      • aged 46 in 1861, born in Wigan, living in Dwerryhouse Lane (census)

      • aged 56 in 1871, born in Wigan, living in Dwerryhouse Lane (census)

Ellen Swift

• • Birth

    • 19 October 1778 (Prescot St Helens parish register)

      • parents: Lionel Swift farmer Eccleston

Peter Swift

• • Birth

    • 4 October 1779 (Prescot St Helens parish register)

      • parents: Linel Swift labour[er] Eccleston

  • Death

    • 28 July 1816 (The probate records this date.)

  • Residence

    • Eccleston (1816, will)

  • Occupation

    • yeoman (1816, will)

  • Relationships with siblings

    • From his 1816 will

      • brother William (executor)

      • brother Thomas (executor)

Joseph Swift

• • Birth

    • 21 December 1781 (Prescot St Helens parish register)

      • parents: Linel Swift labourer Eccleston

  • Death

    • probably 24 June 1837 (will)

  • Residence

    • probably Eccleston (1837 will)

  • Occupation

    • probably yeoman (1837 will)

Mary Catherine Swift

• • Birth

    • Unknown. Her first marriage was in 1813.

  • Death

    • Unknown.

  • Relationships with siblings

    • The 1847 will of her daughter, Mary Catherine Gore, mentions her cousin John Ansdale of St Helens, solicitor. [This John Ansdale was the son of Mary Catherine Swift’s half-sister Alice.]

Henry Swift

• • Birth

    • aged 45 in 1841 (census)

    • aged 54 in 1851, born Eccleston (census)

    • aged 66 in 1861, born Eccleston (census)

  • Death

    • 11 May 1863 (probate record)

  • Residence

    • Eccleston (1841 census)

    • Ackers Farm, Eccleston (1851 census)

    • Rd From Griffin, Eccleston (1861 census)

    • Eccleston (1863 will)

  • Occupation

    • farmer (1841 census)

    • farmer of 36 acres, 2 labourers (1851 census)

    • farmer of 72 acres employing 3 men (1861 census)

    • farmer (1863 will)

  • Relationships with siblings

    • 1841 Census

      • William Swift (age 65) living beside him

    • 1863 will

      • nephew Thomas Swift of Dwerryhouse in West Derby, son of his late brother Thomas Swift

Richard Swift

• • Birth

    • aged 35 in 1841 (census)

    • aged 50 in 1851, born Eccleston (census)

    • aged 59 in 1861, born Eccleston (census)

    • aged 72 in 1871, born Eccleston (census)

    • aged 76 in 1875 (GRO index, death record)

  • Death

    • 23 June 1875 at Rainhill (probate record)

  • Residence

    • Rainhill (1841 census)

    • Dakin’s Lane, Rainhill (1851 census)

    • 10 School Lane, Rainhill (1861 census)

    • Chapel Lane, Rainhill (1871 census)

    • Rainhill (1875 will)

  • Occupation

    • farmer (1841 census)

    • farms 65 employing 4 hands (1851 census)

    • farmer of 34 acres employing 2 labourers, 1 boy (1861 census)

    • farmer of 40 acres employing 3 labourers (1871 census)

    • farmer (1875 will)

  • Relationships with siblings

    • executor nephew Thomas Swift of Dwerry House farm (1875 will)