FAMILY HISTORY: SWARBRICK

THE MARRIAGES OF JOHN SWARBRICK:

 

GROOM:
Name: John Swarbrick
Father: William Swarbrick
Mother: Mary Hodgson
Birthdate: 12 June 1806
Birthplace: Kirkland, Garstang, Lancashire, England

 

FIRST MARRIAGE: BRIDE:
Name: Elizabeth Blackburn
Father: Thomas Blackburn
Mother: Agnes Shepherd
Birthdate: 15 October 1802
Birthplace: Garstang, Lancashire, England

 

THEIR OFFICIAL WEDDING:
Date: 4 May 1833
Place: St. Helen's Parish Church (C. of E.)
Location: Churchtown, Garstang, Lancashire, England
Priest: John Pedder, Curate
Witnesses: John Crane and Bella Swarbrick

 

THEIR CATHOLIC CEREMONY:
Date: 4 May 1833
Place: SS Mary and Michael Roman Catholic Church
Location: Bonds, Garstang, Lancashire, England
Priest: Father William Hickey
Witnesses: Richard Dawson and Bella Swarbrick

 

THEIR SIX CHILDREN:
William Swarbrick Born: 20 Feb 1834
Thomas Swarbrick Born: 30 Aug 1835
Agnes Swarbrick Born: 31 Jan 1837
John Swarbrick (1) Born: 27 Jan 1840
John Swarbrick (2) Born: 14 Feb 1843
George Swarbrick Born: 17 Nov 1846

 

DEATHS:
John Swarbrick (1) [8 mos] Died: c. Oct 1840
Elizabeth Swarbrick (Mrs) [45 yrs] Died: 7 Apr 1848

 

NOTES:
1: At the time of their marriage only the Church of England was authorized to perform marriages. Therefore, a catholic couple would have been legally married in the established church and had a Roman Catholic ceremony in their own church.
2: After the death of Elizabeth, John must have found it a struggle to raise and maintain his young children whilst carrying out his trade as a carter (wagon driver). He probably relied heavily on his family to tend to his children while he was away.

 


 

THE MARRIAGES OF JOHN SWARBRICK

SECOND MARRIAGE:

 

SECOND MARRIAGE: BRIDE:
Name: Margaret Britton, widow, age 36, of Glasson
Father: Christopher Stephenson, labourer
Mother:
Birthdate: c. 1821
Birthplace: Carnforth, Lancashire, England

 

THEIR WEDDING:
Date: 15 January 1859
Place: St. Mary's Parish Church (C. of E.)
Location: Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Priest: Reverend Edward Pedder, Curate
Witnesses: Robert Fisher and Dorothy Fisher

 

THEIR TWO CHILDREN:
Robert Britton Born: 2 Sep 1858
Mary Jane Swarbrick Born: 24 Feb 1861

 

DEATHS:
John Swarbrick Sr. [58 yrs] Died: 21 Dec 1864
William Swarbrick [61 yrs] Died: 20 Feb 1895
Margaret Swarbrick (Mrs) Died:
Thomas Swarbrick Died:
Agnes Swarbrick [infant?] Died:
John Swarbrick (2) Died:
George Swarbrick Died:
Robert Britton Died:
Mary Jane Swarbrick Died:

 

NOTES:
1: Margaret Britton had at least four children by her first husband, John Britton, who died in 1856.
2: Margaret was unmarried at the time of her son Robert's birth in 1858 and the father's name is not listed on the Birth Certificate. She married John Swarbrick four months after Robert's birth and Robert is listed as John's son in the 1861 Census rather than his step-son. It is quite possible that John was Robert's natural father.
3: The above information is from the original baptism, marriage and burials records for the respective churches, as well as census records, all held at the Lancashire Archives.

 

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