FAMILY HISTORY: SWARBRICK

THE MARRIAGE OF WILLIAM & SARAH SWARBRICK:

 

GROOM:
Name: William Swarbrick, of full age, bachelor, miller, of Bonds
Father: John Swarbrick, plasterer
Mother: Elizabeth Higginson
Baptism Date: 21 January 1813
Birthplace: Preston, Lancashire, England

 

BRIDE:
Name: Sarah Green, of full age, spinster, of Catterall
Father: John Green
Mother: Jane
Birthdate: c. 1816
Birthplace: Eccleston, Lancashire, England

 

THEIR WEDDING:
Date: 4 May 1840
Place: St Mary & St Michael's Catholic Chapel
Location: Bonds, Garstang, Lancashire, England
Priest: M. Hickey
Witnesses: John Crombleholme & Mary Swarbrick

 

MARRIAGE ANNOUNCEMENT:
"Marriages - On Monday last, at the Roman Catholic Chapel, Garstang, Mr. William Swarbrick, of Bonds,
to Miss Sarah Green, of Catterall"
(From The Preston Chronicle, Saturday, 9 May 1840)

 

THEIR EIGHT CHILDREN:
John Swarbrick Born: 25 Dec 1841 His Family
William Swarbrick Born: 7 Jul 1843 His Family
Jane Swarbrick Born: 4 May 1845 Her Life
George Swarbrick Born: 10 Apr 1847 His Family
Thomas Swarbrick Born: 21 May 1849 His Family
James Swarbrick Born: 13 May 1851 His Family
Robert Swarbrick Born: 13 May 1851 His Family
Elizabeth Swarbrick Born: 20 Mar 1855 Her Family

 

DEATHS:
Sarah Swarbrick (Mrs) [51 yrs] Died: 14 May 1867
William Swarbrick Jr [29 yrs] Died: 15 Feb 1873
William Swarbrick Sr [67 yrs] Died: 10 Nov 1880
George Swarbrick [42 yrs] Died: 4 Apr 1890
John Swarbrick [49 yrs] Died: 25 Nov 1891
Jane Swarbrick [48 yrs] Died: 29 Nov 1893
Elizabeth Tyrer (Mrs) [38 yrs] Died: 11 Dec 1893
Robert Swarbrick [52 yrs] Died: 8 Oct 1903
James Swarbrick [71 yrs] Died: 14 Dec 1922
Thomas Swarbrick [74 yrs] Died: 21 Feb 1923

 

NOTES:
1: Mary Swarbrick signed with her mark, all others signed their own names.
2: The original marriage register entry did not record the name of the second witness, Mary Swarbrick.
3: The above information is from the original registers of St Mary & St Michael's Catholic Chapel in Bonds, transcripts of the registers for St Wilfrid's Chapel in Preston, all held at the Lancashire Archives, and the headstones at St Mary & St Michael's Chapel in Bonds and St Mary's Newhouse Church in Barton.

 


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