FAMILY HISTORY: SWARBRICK

THE MARRIAGE OF RICHARD & ALICE SWARBRICK:

 

GROOM:
Name: Richard Joseph Swarbrick, bachelor, age 31, clerk
Father: George Stanislaus Swarbrick
Mother: Ellen Boocock
Birthdate: 17 June 1884
Birthplace: Ramsbottom, Lancashire, England

 

BRIDE:
Name: Alice Mary Maltman, spinster, age 22, telephone operator
Father: Charles William Maltman (deceased)
Mother: Sarah Ann Armstrong
Birthdate: 27 April 1893
Birthplace: Toronto. Ontario, Canada

 

THEIR WEDDING:
Date: 26 April 1916
Place: The Catholic Apostolic Church
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Priest: Reverend William E. Castell
Witnesses: William MacRory of 42 Hayden Street, Toronto
Florence Maltman of 149 Langley Avenue, Toronto

 

THEIR FOUR CHILDREN:
Allan Richard Swarbrick Born: 18 Sep 1917  
Katherine Ellen Swarbrick Born: 24 Oct 1919  
Dorothy Anne Swarbrick Born: [Private]  
Robert Charles Swarbrick Born: [Private]  

 

DEATHS:
Alice Mary Swarbrick (Mrs) [79 yrs] Died: 3 Dec 1972
Richard Joseph Swarbrick [90 yrs] Died: 12 Sep 1974
Katherine Ellen Hunt (Mrs) [74 yrs] Died: 6 Aug 1994
Allan Richard Swarbrick [83 yrs] Died: 22 Jul 2001

 

NOTES:
1: On his marriage certificate Richard gave his place of birth as Glasgow, Scotland and his age as 27 years. He also stated that he had been a resident of Toronto since June 1913. Richard's address at the time of the marriage was 18 Isabella Street and Alice's was 149 Langley Avenue, both in Toronto.
2: The photo of Richard Swarbrick, taken in England c. 1905, is from the Elsie Banks collection. The photo of Alice Swarbrick, taken in Toronto with her first child Allan, c. 1918, is from the Kay Hunt collection.
3: The above information is taken from a variety of sources including original birth, marriage and death certificates, as well as newspaper and burial records, etc.

 

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