FAMILY HISTORY: SWARBRICK
THE FAMILY OF ALICE DAGGERS:
| Alice Daggers was the daughter of William Daggers and Margaret Eccles. The baptism record for their third known child, Agnes, gives
their date of marriage as 31 December 1799 (a week before Agnes' baptism) but this is probably an error as they already had at least two children before Agnes
was born. The baptism records for those first two known children appear to show that William and Margaret were indeed married at the time. Alice was one of at least eleven children and was baptized at St Mary's Chapel in Lea, near Preston: |
| Baptism from St. Mary's Catholic Chapel: | |
| [In the original Latin] "Die Aprilis 12th 1812 nata & die 19th ejusdem mensis a me baptzata fiut Alicia filia Gulielmi Dagger & Margaritae Eccles (Conj: Cath:). Patrini Richardus & Margarita Cornwall. J.B. Marsh, Miss.Apost." [Translation] "The April 12th 1812 born & the 19th day of the same month baptized Alice, daughter of William Dagger & Margaret Eccles, (married Catholic). Godparents Richard & Margaret Cornwall. J.B. Marsh, Mission Apostolic" |
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| Alice appears to have been their eighth child. I have found the baptism records of nine children and the burial records of two others that died in infancy: | |
| 1 | James, baptized 10 April 1796 at St Mary's Catholic Chapel, Lea Godparents: John Swarbrick & Elizabeth Walmsley |
| 2 | James, baptized 2 April 1797 at St Mary's Catholic Chapel, Lea Godparents: Richard Wilcok (sic) & Elizabeth Robinson |
| 3 | Agnes, baptized 7 January 1800 at The Willows Catholic Chapel, Kirkham Godparents: Richard Wilcock & Joanna Crook |
| 4 | Richard, baptized 19 September 1802 at The Willows Catholic Chapel, Kirkham Godparents: Leonard Clerkson (sic) & Elizabeth Robinson. |
| 5 | Catherine, baptized 6 June 1805 at St Mary's Catholic Chapel, Lea Godparents: Thomas Wilcock & Catherine Clarkson |
| 6 | Margaret, born 11 September, baptized 13 September 1807 at The Willows Catholic Chapel, Kirkham Godparents: Robert Wilcock & Joanna Kellet |
| 7 | Elizabeth, born 5 April 1810, baptized 8 April 1810 at St Mary's Catholic Church, Newhouse, Barton Godmother: Mary Kellet |
| 8 | Alice, (see above) |
| 9 | Ann, born c. 1814, baptism record not yet found buried 2 April 1816, aged 2 years 3 months, at St Mary's Catholic Chapel, Lea |
| 10 | William, born c. 1815, baptism record not yet found buried 29 September 1820, aged 5 years, at St Mary's Catholic Church, Newhouse, Barton |
| 11 | Thomas, born....1819, baptized 6 (July?) 1819 at St Mary's Catholic Church, Newhouse, Barton Godfather: William Duckworth |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | In Catherine's baptism record the surname is spelt Dager and in Elizabeth's it is spelt Daggers. In all other records the surname is spelt Dagger. |
| 2: | The baptism records of Catherine, Margaret & Thomas and the burial records of Ann & William do not record their mother's maiden name. |
| 3: | Some of the baptism records describe the couple as 'of Catforth'. |
| 4: | The above information is taken from transcripts published by the Catholic Record Society. |