FAMILY HISTORY: SWARBRICK

THE MARRIAGE OF JOHN & ELIZABETH SWARBRICK:

 

GROOM:
Name: John Swarbrick of Preston
Father: George Swarbrick
Mother: Mary Kitchen
Baptism Date: 27 July 1783
Birthplace: Kirkland, Lancashire, England

 

BRIDE:
Name: Elizabeth "Betty" Higginson of Goosnargh
Father: Thomas Higginson
Mother: Jane Hall
Baptism Date: 2 September 1784
Birthplace: Goosnargh, Lancashire, England

 

THEIR WEDDING:
Date: 20 April 1807, by Banns
Place: St. Mary the Virgin Parish Church
Location: Goosnargh, Lancashire, England
Priest: Joshua Southward, Minister
Witnesses: Robert Bamber and Ann Garnall

 

THEIR SEVEN CHILDREN:
George Swarbrick Born: c. 1808 His Life
Thomas Swarbrick Born: c. 1810 His Family
James Swarbrick Born: c. 1812 His Family
William Swarbrick Baptized: 21 Jan 1813 His Family
Jane Swarbrick (1) Baptized: 9 Apr 1815 (infant)
Jane Swarbrick (2) Baptized: 6 Jan 1818 (infant)
Jane Swarbrick (3) Baptized: 10 Oct 1819 Her Life

 

DEATHS:
Jane Swarbrick (1) [infant] Died: Pre. 1818
Jane Swarbrick (2) [infant] Died: Pre. 1819
John Swarbrick [43 yrs] Buried: 31 Mar 1826
James Swarbrick [41 yrs] Died: 22 Dec 1853
George Swarbrick [51 yrs] Died: 11 May 1859
Thomas Swarbrick [62 yrs] Died: 19 Mar 1872
William Swarbrick [62 yrs] Died: 10 Nov 1880
Jane Swarbrick (3) Died:
Elizabeth Swarbrick (Mrs) Died:

 

NOTES:
1: Betty Higginson signed the marriage register with her X.
2: John and Betty's first three children were born in Preston and almost certainly baptized at St Mary's Catholic Church but the baptisms records for that period are missing.
3: The above information from the registers of St Francis' Catholic Chapel and St Mary the Virgin Church in Goosnargh, and transcripts of the registers of St Mary's and St Wilfrid's churches in Preston, all held at the Lancashire Archives.

 


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