The Swift Family Tree » Thomas William (Thomas William ) Swift (1834-1886)
Personal data Thomas William (Thomas William ) Swift
Source 1Sources 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7- First name Thomas William .
- He was born on September 24, 1834 in Selby, Yorkshire, England.Sources 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
- Resident:
- in the year 1851: Selby, Yorkshire, England.Source 3
Age: 16; Relation: Son
- in the year 1871: Selby, Yorkshire, England.Source 6
Relation to Head: Head
- He died on June 2, 1886 in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, he was 51 years old.Sources 2, 4
- He is buried in Selby, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England.Source 2
- A child of William Swift and Hannah Nixon
Household of Thomas William (Thomas William ) Swift
He is married to Mary Ann Gooch.
They got married on June 18, 1854 at Selby, Yorkshire, England, he was 19 years old.Source 7
Child(ren):
- Thomas William Swift 1854-????
- Hannah Swift 1856-1940
- Sarah Swift 1858-1912
- Isabella Swift 1860-1862
- Mary Ann Swift 1862-????
- Joseph Swift 1864-1934
- Martha Swift 1868-????
- William Swift 1870-1874
- Amy Swift 1872-1939
- William Swift 1877-????
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Sources
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- UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- 1851 England Census, Ancestry.com, Class: HO107; Piece: 2351; Folio: 304; Page: 19; GSU roll: 87611-87612 / Ancestry.com
- West Yorkshire, England, Wakefield Charities Coroners Notebooks, 1852-1909, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- 1871 England Census, Ancestry.com, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 4735; Folio: 57; Page: 14; GSU roll: 847325 / Ancestry.com
- England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1940, Ancestry.com, Place: Selby, Yorkshire, England; Date Range: 1838 - 1867; Film Number: 1068400 / Ancestry.com
Historical events
Birthday September 24, 1834
- The temperature on September 24, 1834 was about 10.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-southeast. Weather type: helder. 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 1834: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
- February 3 » Wake Forest University is established (as Wake Forest Institute) in North Carolina, United States.
- March 18 » Six farm labourers from Tolpuddle, Dorset, England are sentenced to be transported to Australia for forming a trade union.
- July 7 » In New York City, four nights of rioting against abolitionists began.
- July 15 » The Spanish Inquisition is officially disbanded after nearly 356 years.
- October 9 » Opening of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway, the first public railway on the island of Ireland.
- December 3 » The Zollverein (German Customs Union) begins the first regular census in Germany.
Day of marriage June 18, 1854
- The temperature on June 18, 1854 was about 15.5 °C. There was 15 mm of rain. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. 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).
- From April 19, 1853 till July 1, 1856 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
- In the year 1854: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
- February 17 » The United Kingdom recognizes the independence of the Orange Free State.
- July 6 » In Jackson, Michigan, the first convention of the United States Republican Party is held.
- July 13 » In the Battle of Guaymas, Mexico, General José María Yáñez stops the French invasion led by Count Gaston de Raousset-Boulbon.
- August 19 » The First Sioux War begins when United States Army soldiers kill Lakota chief Conquering Bear and in return are massacred.
- October 6 » In England the Great fire of Newcastle and Gateshead leads to 53 deaths and hundreds injured.
- October 21 » Florence Nightingale and a staff of 38 nurses are sent to the Crimean War.
Day of death June 2, 1886
- The temperature on June 2, 1886 was about 22.2 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 56%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
- In the year 1886: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- February 23 » Charles Martin Hall produced the first samples of aluminium from the electrolysis of aluminium oxide, after several years of intensive work. He was assisted in this project by his older sister, Julia Brainerd Hall.
- March 1 » The Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore is founded by Bishop William Oldham.
- March 29 » John Pemberton brews the first batch of Coca-Cola in a backyard in Atlanta.
- May 5 » The Bay View massacre: A militia fires into a crowd of protesters in Milwaukee, killing seven.
- July 3 » The New-York Tribune becomes the first newspaper to use a linotype machine, eliminating typesetting by hand.
- September 4 » American Indian Wars: After almost 30 years of fighting, Apache leader Geronimo, with his remaining warriors, surrenders to General Nelson Miles in Arizona.
Same birth/death day
- 1812 » Mary Ann Browne, British poet and writer of musical scores († 1845)
- 1817 » Ramón de Campoamor y Campoosorio, Spanish poet and philosopher († 1901)
- 1829 » Charles S. West, American jurist and politician, Secretary of State of Texas († 1885)
- 1845 » Nikolai Anderson, Estonian philologist and author († 1905)
- 1858 » Eugene Foss, American businessman and politician, 45th Governor of Massachusetts († 1939)
- 1859 » Julius Klengel, German cellist and composer († 1933)
- 1853 » Henry Trevor, 21st Baron Dacre, English general (b. 1777)
- 1865 » Ner Middleswarth, American judge and politician (b. 1783)
- 1875 » Józef Kremer, Polish psychologist, historian, and philosopher (b. 1806)
- 1881 » Émile Littré, French lexicographer and philosopher (b. 1801)
- 1882 » Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian general and politician (b. 1807)
- 1901 » George Leslie Mackay, Canadian missionary and author (b. 1844)
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