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)