FAMILY HISTORY: SWARBRICK

THE MARRIAGES OF WILLIAM SWARBRICK:

 

GROOM:
Name: William Swarbrick
Father: George Swarbrick, corn dealer
Mother: Margaret Norris
Birthdate: 10 May 1828
Birthplace: Preston, Lancashire, England

 

FIRST MARRIAGE: BRIDE:
Name: Alice Morton
Father: Robert Morton, farmer (deceased)
Mother: Alice Critchley
Birthdate: c. 1829
Birthplace: Chorley, Lancashire, England

 

THEIR WEDDING:
Date: 25 November 1852
Place: St. Wilfrid's Catholic Chapel
Location: Preston, Lancashire, England
Priest: Joseph Bond
Witnesses: James Hull and Elizabeth Swarbrick

 

THEIR SEVEN CHILDREN:
Margaret Alice Swarbrick (1) Born: 8 Jul 1853 (infant)
Ellen Frances Swarbrick Born: 8 Jul 1853 (infant)
George Swarbrick Born: 29 Dec 1854 His Family
Margaret Alice Swarbrick (2) Born: 27 Oct 1856 Her Family
Henrietta Magdalena Swarbrick Born: 19 Sep 1858 Her Family
Mary Swarbrick Born: 4 Sep 1860 Her Family
William Joseph Swarbrick Born: 13 Jul 1863 (infant)

 

DEATHS:
Ellen Francis Swarbrick [ 1 mth] Died: 6 Aug 1853
Margaret Alice Swarbrick (1) [ 2 mos] Died: 3 Oct 1853
William Joseph Swarbrick [11 mos] Died: 10 Jun 1864
Alice Swarbrick (Mrs) [35 yrs] Died: 30 Dec 1864

 

NOTES:
1: On Alice's death certificate she is listed as having died at Street, Claughton-on-Brock, of Consumption, 6 months, not certified; the wife of William Swarbrick, corn dealer. The informant was her step-father Thomas Charnock, of Street, Claughton-on-Brock, who was present at her death.
2: Alice was apparently staying with her mother and step-father during the illness that eventually killed her. She was buried on 2 January 1865 in an unmarked common grave in the churchyard of SS Mary & Michael's Roman Catholic Church, Bonds, Garstang, Lancashire. [Grave: N2, plot W, No. 12]

 

THE MARRIAGES OF WILLIAM SWARBRICK

SECOND MARRIAGE:

 

GROOM:
Name: William Swarbrick, widower
Father: George Swarbrick, corn dealer
Mother: Margaret Norris
Birthdate: 10 May 1828
Birthplace: Preston, Lancashire, England

 

SECOND MARRIAGE: BRIDE:
Name: Ellen Parkinson, spinster
Father: Nicholas Parkinson, corn merchant (deceased)
Mother: Elizabeth Walker
Baptism Date: 1 April 1833
Birthplace: Preston, Lancashire, England

 

THEIR WEDDING:
Date: 10 May 1865
Place: Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Chapel
Location: Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Priest: James Ray
Witnesses: John Parkinson and Mary Parkinson

 

THEIR FOUR CHILDREN:
John William Swarbrick Born: 28 Jun 1867 (infant)
Harry Norris Swarbrick Born: 26 Sep 1868 His Family
Elizabeth Swarbrick Born: 3 Dec 1870 Her Life
Helena Swarbrick Born: 4 Dec 1874 Her Family

 

DEATHS:
John William Swarbrick [infant] Died: c. 1868
Margaret Alice Battersby (Mrs) [30 yrs] Died: 10 Dec 1886
William Swarbrick [69 yrs] Died: 8 Feb 1898
Ellen Swarbrick (Mrs) [76 yrs] Died: 4 Nov 1909
Henrietta Magdalena Shepherd (Mrs) [64 yrs] Died: 30 May 1923
George Swarbrick [76 yrs] Died: 1 May 1931
Mary Parker (Mrs) [81 yrs] Died: 4 Jun 1942
Harry Norris Swarbrick [87 yrs] Died: 25 Jan 1956
Elizabeth Swarbrick (Miss) [81 yrs] Died: 1952
Helena Spencer (Mrs) [94 yrs] Died: 1969

 

NOTES:
1: At the time of their marriage both William and Ellen were living at Spurgeon Street in Everton, Liverpool. It seems that they had known each other for many years and it is possible that William's father George and Ellen's father Nicholas were business associates.
2: The above information is taken from various records including original church registers, burial records, census returns, etc. at the Lancashire Archives and the Liverpool Record Office.

 

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