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)