FAMILY HISTORY: SWARBRICK
THE FAMILY OF JOHN SWARBRICK
CENSUS INFORMATION:
1871 CENSUS OF PRESTON, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
John Swarbrick | Head | Married | M | 36 | Corn Dealer | Preston, Lancashire |
Mary J. Swarbrick | Wife | Married | F | 32 | - | Chorley, Lancashire |
George Swarbrick | Son | - | M | 6 | Scholar | Preston, Lancashire |
John Swarbrick | Son | - | M | 4 | Scholar | Preston, Lancashire |
Margaret Swarbrick | Daughter | - | F | 3 | - | Preston, Lancashire |
Elizabeth Swarbrick | Daughter | - | F | 2 | - | Preston, Lancashire |
William Swarbrick | Son | - | M | 4 mos | - | Preston, Lancashire |
Margaret Stopforth | Servant | Unmarried | F | 15 | Servant | Lytham, Lancashire |
NOTES: | |
1: | Living at 9 Holstein Street, Preston. (RG10-4212, folio 125) |
2: | Their house was possibly one of the two houses his father George owned on Holstein Street. |
3: | Margaret Stopworth's full occupation was General Domestic Servant. |
4: | The above information is taken from the census returns on microfiche at the Lancashire Archives. |
Mary Jane (Townsend) Swarbrick died on 3 April 1880. John Swarbrick, left with seven children, remarried only 10 months later. By the night of the 1881 Census John and his second wife had only been married a few weeks. |
1881 CENSUS OF PRESTON, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
John Swarbrick | Head | Married | M | 46 | - | Preston, Lancashire |
Mary E. Swarbrick | Wife | Married | F | 43 | - | Newcastle, Northumbria |
George Swarbrick | Son | Unmarried | M | 16 | Druggist | Preston, Lancashire |
Margaret Swarbrick | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 13 | Scholar | Preston, Lancashire |
John T. Swarbrick | Son | Unmarried | M | 14 | Scholar | Preston, Lancashire |
Elizabeth J. Swarbrick | Daughter | - | F | 12 | Scholar | Preston, Lancashire |
William Swarbrick | Son | - | M | 10 | Scholar | Preston, Lancashire |
Mary A. Swarbrick | Daughter | - | F | 7 | Scholar | Preston, Lancashire |
Isabella J. Swarbrick | Daughter | - | F | 5 | Scholar | Preston, Lancashire |
Margaret Valentine | Servant | Unmarried | F | 18 | Servant | London, Middlesex |
NOTES: | |
1: | Living at 15 East View, Preston. (RG11-4229, folio 97) |
2: | Following his father into the corn dealing business, John appears to have been very successful. The lack of a listed occupation may indicate that he was already retired. |
3: | Margaret Valentine's full occupation was Servant (Domestic). |
4: | The above information is taken from the census returns on microfiche at the Lancashire Archives. |
1891 CENSUS OF PRESTON, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
John Swarbrick | Head | Married | M | 56 | Retired Corn Dealer | Preston, Lancashire |
Mary E. Swarbrick | Wife | Married | F | 53 | - | Newcastle, Northumbria |
John Swarbrick | Son | Unmarried | M | 24 | Draper's Assist. | Preston, Lancashire |
Elizabeth Swarbrick | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 22 | - | Preston, Lancashire |
William Swarbrick | Son | Unmarried | M | 20 | Draper's Assist. | Preston, Lancashire |
Mary A. Swarbrick | Daughter | - | F | 17 | Dressmaker | Preston, Lancashire |
Isabella J. Swarbrick | Daughter | - | F | 15 | - | Preston, Lancashire |
Margaret Crawley | Servant | Unmarried | F | 47 | General Servant | Ireland |
NOTES: | |
1: | Living at 15 East View, Preston. (RG12-3432, folio 92) |
2: | The above information is taken from the census returns on microfiche at the Lancashire Archives. |
John Swarbrick died on 6 July 1893, aged just 58 years. |
NOTES: | |
1: | Living at 50 Deepdale Road, Preston. (RG13-3947, folio 51, page 4) |
2: | The place of birth given for Mary Elizabeth and her sister is incorrect. They were born in Newcastle. |
3: | The above information is taken from the census returns on microfiche at the Lancashire Archives. |
1911 CENSUS OF PRESTON, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
Mary E. Swarbrick | Head | Widow | F | 73 | Private Means | Newcastle, Northumbria |
Ellen Higginson | Boarder | Unmarried | F | 73 | Private Means | Preston, Lancashire |
NOTES: | |
1: | Living at 50 Deepdale Road, Preston. |
2: | Mary Elizabeth's full place of birth was listed as Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland. |
3: | The above information is taken from scanned images at www.findmypast.co.uk. |