FAMILY HISTORY: SWARBRICK
THE FAMILY OF ROBERT SWARBRICK
CENSUS INFORMATION:
| 1841 CENSUS OF BILLSBORROW, LANCASHIRE: | ||||
| NAME: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BORN IN THE COUNTY? |
| Thomas Bennett | M | 45 | Agricultural Labourer | Yes |
| Ann Bennett | F | 45 | - | Yes |
| Elizabeth Bennett | F | 15 | - | Yes |
| Ellen Bennett | F | 10 | - | Yes |
| John Bennett | M | 5 | - | Yes |
| Robert Swarbrick | M | 20 | Wool Comber | Yes |
| Margaret Swarbrick | F | 20 | - | Yes |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at Front Row, Billsborrow. |
| 2: | The above information is taken from copies on microfilm at the Lancashire Archives. |
| 1851 CENSUS OF LIVERPOOL, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| Robert Swarsbrick | Head | Married | M | 30 | Engine Maker | Garstang, Lancashire |
| Margaret Swarbrick | Wife | Married | F | 29 | - | Garstang, Lancashire |
| Thomas Swarbrick | Son | - | M | 10 | Scholar | Preston, Lancashire |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at Chapel Walks, Liverpool. (H.O.107-2176, folio 402) |
| 2: | Robert's surname is mis-spelled and his birthplace is wrong, which seems to have been a common mistake in his records. This could be due to the fact that his parents were originally from Garstang and he had many relatives living there. |
| 3: | The above information is taken from copies on microfilm at the Lancashire Archives. |
| 1861 CENSUS OF LIVERPOOL, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| Robert Swarbrick | Head | Married | M | 40 | Grinder in Foundry | Croston, Lancashire |
| Margaret Swarbrick | Wife | Married | F | 40 | - | near Preston, Lancashire |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at 18a Mellor Street, Everton, Liverpool. (RG9-2716, folio 79) |
| 2: | There are no children mentioned in this census and the whereabouts of Thomas and Frances are unknown. Thomas, aged about 20, may have been living and working in Manchester. |
| 3: | Robert and Margaret were still living at this address when Margaret died 5 years later on 3 October 1866. It may have been the most stable period in their married life. |
| 4: | The above information is taken from copies on microfilm at the Lancashire Archives. |
| 1871 CENSUS OF LIVERPOOL, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| Robert Swarbrick | Lodger | Widower | M | 49 | Grinder | Garstang, Lancashire |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at 69 Richmond Street, Liverpool. |
| 2: | Robert's age and birth date are wrong again. He would have been 51 years old in April of that year. |
| 3: | The above information is taken from copies on microfiche at the Lancashire Archives. |
| 1881 CENSUS OF LIVERPOOL, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| Robert Swarbrick | Head | Married | M | 37 | Licensed Victualler | Croston, Lancashire |
| Elizabeth Swarbrick | Wife | Married | F | 35 | - | Manchester, Lancashire |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at 77 Rokeby Street, Everton Brow, Everton, Liverpool. |
| 2: | Everything about this entry appears to be right except for their ages - which are way off. Robert would have been 61 and Elizabeth would have been about 55. |
| 3: | The above information is taken from copies on microfiche at the Lancashire Archives. |
| 1891 CENSUS OF LIVERPOOL, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| Elizabeth Swarbrick | Widow | Married | F | 64 | Publican | Manchester, Lancashire |
| Lilly Storey | Niece | Unmarried | F | 33 | Teacher of Music | Manchester, Lancashire |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at 77 Rokeby Street, Everton, Liverpool. |
| 2: | The census return describes Elizabeth as both a widow and married, which is an obvious error. She had been a widow for nearly nine years. |
| 3: | The above information is taken from copies on microfiche at the Lancashire Archives. |