The Orys and Cook Family Tree » Edwin Swain (1822-1891)

Personal data Edwin Swain 

  • He was born in the year 1822 in Weston, Hertfordshire. England.Source 1
  • He was baptized on May 9, 1824 in Weston, Hertfordshire. England.
    First name(s) Edwin
    Last name Swain
    Birth year -
    Baptism year 1824
    Baptism date 09 May 1824
    Place Weston
    Father's first name(s) Richard
    Father's occupation Labourer
    Mother's first names(s) Ellen
    Country England
    Record set Hertfordshire Baptisms
  • Profession: between 1861 and 1891 Shepherd.Source 1
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1851: Weston, Hertfordshire. England.
      1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Village, Weston, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      Edwin Swain Head Married Male 26 1825 Ag Lab Weston, Hertfordshire, England
      Elizabeth Swain Wife Married Female 24 1827 - Weston, Hertfordshire, England
      Charles Munt Brother-In-Law Widower Male 28 1823 Brick Leyer Weston, Hertfordshire, England
      Emma Munt Niece - Female 8 1843 Scholer Baldock, Hertfordshire, England
      Sarah Ann Munt Niece - Female 4 1847 At Home Weston, Hertfordshire, England
    • in the year 1861: Green End, Weston, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England.
      1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Green End, Weston, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      Edwin Swain Head Married Male 36 1825 Shepherd Weston, Hertfordshire, England
      Elizabeth Swain Wife Married Female 34 1827 - Weston, Hertfordshire, England
      Caroline Swain Daughter - Female 8 1853 Scholar Weston, Hertfordshire, England
      Frederick Swain Son - Male 5 1856 Scholar Weston, Hertfordshire, England
      John Munt Swain Servant - Male 4 1857 - Weston, Hertfordshire, England
      Edwin Swain Servant - Male 1 1860 - Weston, Hertfordshire, England
    • in the year 1871: Green End, Weston, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England.
      1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Green End, Weston, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      Edwin Swaine Head - Male 47 1824 - Hertfordshire, England
      Elizabeth Swaine Wife - Female 45 1826 - Hertfordshire, England
      Caroline Swaine Daughter - Female 18 1853 - Hertfordshire, England
      John M Swaine Son - Male 13 1858 - Hertfordshire, England
      Edwin Swaine Son - Male 11 1860 - Hertfordshire, England
      Mary Swaine Daughter - Female 6 1865 - Hertfordshire, England
      Anne Swaine Daughter - Female 4 1867 - Hertfordshire, England
    • in the year 1881: Fore Street, Weston, Hertfordshire.Source 1
      Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 1417; Folio: 110; Page: 6; Line: ; GSU roll: 1341345.
      1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Fore Street, Weston, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      Edwin Swaine Head Married Male 57 1824 Shepperd Weston, Hertfordshire, England
      Elizabeth Swaine Wife Married Female 54 1827 Dressmaker Weston, Hertfordshire, England
      Archer Swaine Son Single Male 25 1856 Farm Laberer Weston, Hertfordshire, England
      John Swaine Son Single Male 24 1857 Mat Maker Weston, Hertfordshire, England
      Edwin Swaine Son Single Male 20 1861 Miller (Corn) Weston, Hertfordshire, England
      Annie Swaine Daughter Single Female 14 1867 Plaiter Weston, Hertfordshire, England
      Ellen Swaine Daughter Single Female 9 1872 Scholar Weston, Hertfordshire, England
      Annie Bonfield Lodger Head Single Female 11 1870 Scholar Weston, Hertfordshire, England
    • in the year 1891: Fore Street, Weston, Hertfordshire.
      1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Fore Street, Weston, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Birth place Occupation
      Edwin Swaine Head Widower Male 65 1826 Hertfordshire, England Agricultural Laborer Shephall
      John Swaine Son Single Male 33 1858 Hertfordshire, England -
      Annie Swaine Daughter Single Female 24 1867 Hertfordshire, England -
  • He died on April 28, 1891 in Weston, Hertfordshire. England, he was 69 years old.
    First name(s) EDWIN Last name SWAIN Gender Male Birth day - Birth month - Birth year 1825 Age 66
    Death quarter 2
    Death year 1891
    District Hitchin
    County Hertfordshire
    Volume 3A
    Page 304
    Country England
    Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
  • He is buried on May 3, 1891 in Weston, Hertfordshire. England.
    First name(s) Edwin
    Last name Swain
    Age 66
    Birth year 1825
    Burial year 1891
    Burial date 03 May 1891
    Place Weston
    County Hertfordshire
    Country England
    Record set Hertfordshire Burials
  • This information was last updated on January 28, 2023.

Household of Edwin Swain

He is married to Elizabeth Munt.

They got married on 3RD Q 1847 at Hitchin, Hertfordshire. England, he was 25 years old.

First name(s) EDWIN Last name SWAINE Marriage quarter 3 Marriage year 1847 Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ EDWIN SWAINE married one of these people SARAH HARMER, ELIZABETH MUNT District HITCHIN
District number - County Hertfordshire Country England Volume 6 Page 749

First name(s) ELIZABETH Last name MUNT Marriage quarter 3 Marriage year 1847 Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ ELIZABETH MUNT married one of these people James Bennett, Edwin Swaine District Hitchin
District number - County Hertfordshire Country England Volume 6 Volume as transcribed 6
Page number 749 Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005

Child(ren):

  1. Charles Swain  1848-1849
  2. Frederick Swain  1851-1851
  3. Caroline Swain  1852-????
  5. John Munt Swain  1857-1923
  6. Edwin Swain  1860-????
  7. William Swain  1862-????
  8. Mary Swain  1865-1910 
  9. Anne Swain  1866-1947
  10. Elizabeth Swain  1869-1869
  11. Ellen Jane Swain(e)  1871-???? 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Edwin Swain

Edwin Swain
1822-1891

1847

Elizabeth Munt
1826-1889

Charles Swain
1848-1849
Frederick Swain
1851-1851
Caroline Swain
1852-????
Frederick Archer Swain
1855-1918
John Munt Swain
1857-1923
Edwin Swain
1860-????
William Swain
1862-????
Mary Swain
1865-1910
Anne Swain
1866-1947
Elizabeth Swain
1869-1869
Ellen Jane Swain(e)
1871-????

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Sources

  1. 1881 Census England, 1881 Census

Historical events

Christening day May 9, 1824

  • The temperature on May 9, 1824 was about 10.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northeast. Weather type: half bewolkt. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1824: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 5 » First Anglo-Burmese War: The British officially declare war on Burma.
    • March 11 » The United States Department of War creates the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
    • March 17 » The Anglo-Dutch Treaty is signed in London, dividing the Malay archipelago. As a result, the Malay Peninsula is dominated by the British, while Sumatra and Java and surrounding areas are dominated by the Dutch.
    • July 25 » Costa Rica annexes Guanacaste from Nicaragua.
    • August 15 » The Marquis de Lafayette, the last surviving French general of the American Revolutionary War, arrives in New York and begins a tour of 24 states.
    • October 21 » Portland cement is patented.

Day of death April 28, 1891

  • The temperature on April 28, 1891 was about 9.9 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1891: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • February 15 » Allmänna Idrottsklubben (AIK) (Swedish Sports Club) is founded.
    • May 5 » The Music Hall in New York City (later known as Carnegie Hall) has its grand opening and first public performance, with Tchaikovsky as the guest conductor.
    • May 15 » Pope Leo XIII defends workers' rights and property rights in the encyclical Rerum novarum, the beginning of modern Catholic social teaching.
    • May 20 » History of cinema: The first public display of Thomas Edison's prototype kinetoscope.
    • August 16 » The Basilica of San Sebastian, Manila, the first all-steel church in Asia, is officially inaugurated and blessed.
    • October 1 » Stanford University opens its doors in California, United States.

Day of burial May 3, 1891

  • The temperature on May 3, 1891 was about 11.9 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 67%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1891: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • January 29 » Liliuokalani is proclaimed the last monarch and only queen regnant of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
    • March 3 » Shoshone National Forest is established as the first national forest in the US and world.
    • March 10 » Almon Strowger patents the Strowger switch, a device which led to the automation of telephone circuit switching.
    • May 16 » The International Electrotechnical Exhibition opens in Frankfurt, Germany, and will feature the world's first long-distance transmission of high-power, three-phase electric current (the most common form today).
    • May 20 » History of cinema: The first public display of Thomas Edison's prototype kinetoscope.
    • July 26 » France annexes Tahiti.


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