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He married Unknown.
Children:
He was
a cotton cop tweller? [1901] /
employed by William Hanson & Company Limited at Haley Hill /
a regular soldier [with 7 years' service].
In April 1908, he enlisted with the 4th Battalion, West Riding
Regiment Territorials.
He was discharged [May 1909], having joined the regular army.
In 1911, he was a Private with the 2nd West Yorkshire Regiment, at
the Sobraon Barracks, Circular Road, Colchester.
In [Q1] 1915, he married Minnie Booth in Halifax.
Child:
child
They lived at
17 Milk Street, Crossfields, Halifax /
19 James Street, Halifax [1916].
During World War I,
he served as a Sergeant
with the 9th Battalion
West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own).
He served in India [1914], the Dardanelles, Egypt & France.
He was killed in action [14th September 1916] (aged 28).
The Halifax Courier He was buried at Lonsdale Cemetery Authuille, France [Grave Ref IV V 9].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance.
In [Q3] 1921, Minnie married Arthur Peters in Halifax.
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
He was
a worsted spinner [1841] /
a pensioner [1898].
He died in Halifax [8th January 1898] (aged 67)
and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2476]
with his brother Edwin
In 1873, he married Ellen Walsh [1856-19??] in Halifax.
Children:
The children were born in Halifax.
The family lived at
This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell
He was a miner [1851].
He married Hannah [1787-1854].
She was a baker [1851]
Children:
They lived at Haley Hill, Halifax [1851].
Hannah died 21st April 1854 (aged 67).
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3277]
with James Armitage & family.
A David Swift died in Halifax [Q2 1858].
On the 5th May 1920, the ownership & the licence transferrred
to Dick from his brother George Swift
This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell
Son of Miss Holmes.
He was Lieutenant with the Royal Navy [World War II].
He lived at The Gable, Linden Road, Halifax
He was a warehouseman of Trooper Lane [1894].
On 13th January 1894, he married Amy Wood [1869-1???].
This & associated entries use material contributed by Jeffrey Knowles
Born in Halifax.
He was
a printer (for carpets) [1851] /
a print layer at carpet factory [1861] /
a yarn steamer [1871].
He married Sarah [1841-1910].
Children:
They lived at 16 Cobden Street, Halifax [1871].
Edwin Henry died 16th March 1872 (aged 36).
Sarah died in Blackpool [5th February 1910] (aged 69).
The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2476]
with Edwin's siblings
Elizabeth Swift
& Benjamin Swift
He moved on to making drilling machines.
He established George Swift & Sons Limited.
He lived at (possibly) Wood Hall, Skircoat
This & associated entries use material contributed by John Needham
Born in Halifax.
He was
a shoemaker [1851] /
a brewer [1868] /
a beer seller and brewer [1871].
He ran the Falcon Brewery, Salterhebble [1874].
In 1868, he married Mrs Margaret Lean [1831-1???] at Halifax
Parish Church.
They lived at 1 Salterhebble, Skircoat, Halifax [1871].
Living with them [in 1871] was niece Susannah Beverley [b 1868]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
He was
an assistant brewer [1881] /
a brewer [1889, 1891, 1911] /
landlord of the Cross Keys, Halifax [1896, 1901, 1905, 1917].
On the 5th May 1920, the ownership & the licence of the Cross Keys, Halifax transferrred from George to his brother Dick Swift.
In 1889, he married Mary Hannah Booth [1864-19??] at Holy Trinity Church, Halifax.
Children:
They lived at 18 West Parade, Halifax [1891].
Probate records show that he left an estate valued at £17,957
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell
He was
a shoemaker [1841, 1851] /
a boot & shoe maker [1871].
He married Elizabeth [1810-18??].
She was a shoe binder [1871]
Children:
They lived at
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
Born in Halifax.
He was
a cloth draper [1841] /
a publican [1851] /
a cloth dresser [1852] /
a beer shop keeper at 33 King Cross Street, Halifax / (possibly) the
Cross Keys, Halifax [1861] /
a retired innkeeper [1871].
He married Hannah [1811-1859] from Northowram.
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1841] was Henry's father
John [aged 60] (prep setter).
Living with them [in 1851] were cousin Sam Swift [aged 18]
(coach painter) and visitors William Thorp [aged 28] (cart
driver) from Shelf and James Hemingway [aged 22] (wire drawer).
Living with them [in 1861] was Henry's father
John.
In 1871, Henry was living with his son William and
family at the Plummet Line.
Henry died 25th Oct 1871.
Henry & Hannah were buried at St Paul's Church, King Cross
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
Born in Halifax.
He was
a millwright [1861] /
publican at the Cross Keys, Halifax [1871] /
publican & brewer at the Cross Keys, Halifax [1881].
He established Swift's Brewery, Halifax behind the pub.
He married Mary [1841-1???] from Manchester.
Children:
They lived at 34 King Cross Street, Halifax [1861].
‡
Some of the children were buried at St Paul's Church, King Cross
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
He was
a member of Stannary Congregational Church, Halifax /
a butcher [1911] /
a postman.
He was engaged to Emily Mitchell of 11 Woodside Terrace,
Halifax.
During World War I,
he enlisted [9th November 1914]
and served as a Private
with the 6th Battalion
Army Cyclist Corps.
He was hospitalised with gas poisoning and contracted influenza.
He died of broncho-pneumonia
[8th November 1918] (aged 25).
The Halifax Courier He was buried at St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France [Grave Ref S III X 5].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Stannary Congregational Church, Halifax
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
In February 1817, he was declared bankrupt
Born in Halifax.
He was
a mechanic of Northowram [1876] /
a mechanic [1881] /
a mechanic tool fitter [1891, 1901, 1911].
In 1876, he married Sarah Binns [1857-19??] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
Born in Halifax.
He was
a mechanic's labourer /
a brickyard labourer with Oates & Green Limited.
He lived at 22 Back Foundry Street, Halifax.
During World War I,
he enlisted [1915]
and served as a Private
with the 10th Battalion
West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own).
He was wounded on the first day of the Somme [1st July 1916], had his
leg amputated in Sheffield Royal Infirmary [8th September 1916].
He died of wounds [9th October 1916].
He was buried at All Saints' Church, Dudwell
[3 995] (12th October 1916).
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell
He was hatter in London [1855].
In 1855, he married Sophia Ann Comley at Halifax Parish Church.
They lived at
James died in Bedford [19th May 1858].
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £200.
Probate was granted to his widow Sophia Ann.
Sophia Ann married (2) William Lister Dearden
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
Teacher at Barkisland Grammar School [1851]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Ivan Birch
Born in Halifax.
He was
a dyer [1841, 1844] /
a stuff dyer [1851] /
a dyer [1861] /
a dye works labourer [1871] /
a dyer [1873].
On 1st September 1844, he married Sarah Brasey [1823-1898] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
He died 1st June 1873 (aged 50),
after being attacked by a group of 5 youths
- see the Foldout.
He & other members of the family (‡) were buried at All Souls' Church, Halifax
[15th January 1873]
In 1878, Sarah married Joseph Holmes.
Sarah died 18th April 1898 (aged 75).
She was buried at All Souls' Church, Halifax
with Jeremiah
This & associated entries use material contributed by Valerie Hobson, Jeffrey Knowles & Stuart Wilkinson
He died 30th June 1872 (aged 44)
and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1371]
Son of John Swift, tripe dresser.
Born in Halifax.
He was
a mechanic of Malt Shovel Yard, Halifax [1881] /
a labourer in machine shed [1881] /
a general labourer [1891] /
a restaurant porter [1901] /
a light porter, a patient at the Halifax Poor Law Hospital, Salterhebble [1911].
In [Q1] 1881, he married Alice Burton [1860-1???] at Halifax Parish Church.
She was
a restaurant cook [1901],
a charwoman [1911]
Child: Albert Edward
They lived at
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
He was a woollen cloth draper [1861].
He married Unknown.
Child: Henry
In 1861, he was widowed and living with his son Henry
at 33 King Cross Street, Halifax
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
Question:
Is he the same person as
John Swift [1837-1877]?
Coal merchant of Halifax & Blackpool.
Recorded in 1851-1896
He was
a black smith's labourer [1841] /
a spindle forger [1851] /
a spindle maker [1858] /
a blacksmith (?) [1861] /
a engine tenter [1880].
He married Hannah [1823-1896].
She was a power loom weaver [1841]
Children:
The family lived at
John died 10th April 1880 (aged 65).
Hannah died 16th June 1896 (aged 73).
The couple & the children ‡ were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3122]
Born in Halifax.
He was
a dyer in Halifax [1845] /
a butcher [1851, 1861] /
a tripe dealer [1871, 1881].
In 1845, he married Ann [1824-1881] at Halifax Parish Church.
Her surname is variously spelled Donbarand / Donbaraud
/ Doubaiend.
Her father is not named on the marriage record
Children:
They lived at
Ann died 16th October 1881 (aged 57).
John died 22nd July 1886 (aged 64).
The couple & the children ‡ were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2213]
with daughter-in-law Ann [1845-1869]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
He was
a last maker [1861] /
a rural post messenger [1871, 1881].
In [Q1] 1859, he married Elizabeth Ann Gregson [1839-1???] in Halifax.
She was a sewing machinist [1871]
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1871, 1881, 1891] was Elizabeth Ann's
mother Harriet Gregson [b 1802].
John died in Halifax [Q3 1883] (aged 47).
The children ‡ were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3446]
with Ellen Brown [1780-25th January 1856].
Question:
Does anyone know the connection between Ellen Brown and
the Swift family?
Question:
Is he the same person as
John Swift [18??-1???]?
He married Sophia Elizabeth [1843-1879].
Children:
The children (‡) were buried with their parents;
the children (★) are recorded on the
Rushworth family grave Lister Lane Cemetery
[Plot 2609].
John died 4th February 1877 (aged 40).
Sophia Elizabeth died 20th May 1879 (aged 36).
The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 759]
He was
an engine tenter /
a night fireman at Infirmary [1901].
In [Q4] 1880, he married Ellen Wills [1862-1891] in Halifax.
Children:
Ellen died in Halifax [Q2 1891] (aged 30).
In [Q1] 1892, he married (2) Alice Greenwood [1854-19??] in Halifax.
They lived at
John Edmund died in Halifax [Q1 1910] (aged 56)
He was
a stone dresser [1841] /
a flag facer [1851] /
a stone mason.
On 18th December 1820, he married Judith Shaw [1???-1850] at
Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at
Jonas died 24th October 1859.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at under £100.
His will was proved by his brother Thomas Swift,
and William Haigh of Bank Top, Southowram (shopkeeper)
This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham
He was
a tailor [1891, 1901] /
a tailor cutter [1911].
In [Q3] 1897, he married Alice Waddington in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
8 York Terrace, Akroydon [1901, 1911].
A Louis E. Swift died in Epsom [Q3 1931] (aged 62)
This & associated entries use material contributed by Sheila Tordoff
He was
a warehouseman at the Family Frying Pan, Northgate /
a reservist with 12 years' service, including time in the South African War.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 2nd Battalion
Yorkshire Regiment.
He was killed in action [1st October 1915] (aged 38).
The Halifax Courier He is remembered on the Loos Memorial, France [Grave Ref 44 & 45],
in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Saint Bernard's Catholic Church
Born 9th January 1879.
He was
a warehouseman [1939] /
a casein plastic worker (?) [1939].
In [Q1] 1912, he married Emily Pickup [1871-1948] in Halifax.
The family lived at
Sam died 23rd April 1942 (aged 63).
Emily died 6th January 1948 (aged 77).
The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1568]
He was
a master tailor employing 1 apprentice [1881] /
a tailor [1891, 1901] /
a master tailor [1911].
In [Q4] 1861, he married Leah Woodhead in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
Samuel died 18th February 1922 (aged 84).
Leah died 6th June 1925 (aged 86).
The couple & the children ‡ were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3595]
with Leah's parents
Born in Stockport [27th October 1846].
He was
a worsted factory worker [1861] /
a welded boiler maker [1871] /
a boiler maker [1881].
He married Ann [1846-1911].
She was a cotton weaver [1881]
Children:
The 1911 census shows that they had had 4 children of whom 2 were still alive at that time
They lived at
Living with them [in 1881] were Samuel's mother Sarah
Platt [b Stockport 1818] (formerly card room hand),
& boarder Sidney Coe [b Halifax 1820] (clock dresser).
Samuel died 19th April 1911 (aged 65).
Ann died 13th December 1911 (aged 65).
The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1568]
He was
a tailor living at Fenton's Court, 1 Russell Street, Halifax [1851].
He married (1) Harriet in Halifax.
Children:
In [Q4] 1852, he married (2) Sophia Walmsley in Halifax.
Children:
Sophia died 23rd March 1870 (aged 56).
Samuel Sidney died in Halifax [Q3 1880] (aged 74).
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2027]
Question:
Does anyone know which beerhouse this may have been?
He was
a general servant [1851] /
a gardener.
He married Ann [1786-18??].
Children:
The family lived at
In the 1861 census, Thomas is shown as married,
but Ann is not recorded with the family.
Thomas died 6th June 1864 (aged 81)
and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2358]
with William Swift
He married Elizabeth [1787-18??].
Recorded in 1851, when he was
beerhouse keeper at an unidentified beerhouse at 51 Swine Market
Question:
Does anyone know which beerhouse this may have been?
Question:
Is he the same person as
Thomas Swift [1806-18??]?
He married Betty.
Children:
Thomas died 10th October 1861 (aged 57).
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2813].
Question:
Is he the same person as
Thomas Swift [1804-1861]?
Son of Mr Swift
Born in Southowram.
He was
a wool comb maker [1851] /
a foundry man [1859].
He married Elizabeth [1813-1???]
Children:
They lived at
This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham
He married Laura Jane [1874-19??].
Children:
The children ‡ were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3537]
with their Swift grandparents.
The family lived at
12 Health Street, Halifax [1911].
Living with them [in 1911] was sister-in-law Maude Fuller [b
1881]
He died in the conflict.
He is remembered on the Memorial at Park Congregational Church
He was dyer in Southowram [1879].
On 28th July 1879, he married Mary Elizabeth Preston in Halifax.
Children:
Mary Elizabeth died (possibly of perinatal complications) [16th December 1882] (aged 20)
and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2936]
with her mother Sarah Preston
& James Turner
On 3rd August 1819, he married Ann Ingham [1791-1857] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at
Pineberry Bank, Pineberry Hill, Halifax [1841]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Valerie Hobson
He married Mary [1796-18??].
She was a laundress [1851]
Children:
The family lived at
William died between 1841 & 1851.
The children ‡ were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2476]
He was
a wool sorter [1851] /
a wool warehouseman [1871].
He married Mary Brown [1813-1872].
She was a dress maker [1851]
Children:
The family lived at 4 Albion Square, Halifax [1851, 1871].
Living with them [in 1851] was Mary's widowed mother Ellen
Brown [b Thirsk 1779] (formerly farmer's wife).
Mary died 2nd July 1872 (aged 59).
William died 23rd February 1878 (aged 70).
The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2358]
with Thomas Swift
He was a cotton carder [1861].
Around 1844, he married Sarah [1818-1883].
Children:
They lived at 3 Cotton Street, Northowram [1861].
A William Swift died in Halifax [Q1 1871] (aged 51).
In [Q3] 1873, Sarah married Samuel Platt.
In 1881, the widowed Sarah Platt was living with
son Samuel.
A Sarah Platt died in Halifax [Q1 1883] (aged 64)
Born in Midgley.
He was
a tailor's apprentice [1841] /
a tailor [1851] /
a master tailor [1861, 1871] /
a tailor [1881].
In [Q2] 1855, he married (1) Susannah Gledhill [1835-1860] in Halifax.
Children:
Susannah died 1st July 1860 (aged 25).
In [Q1] 1872, he married (2) Mary Jane Kennedy [1842-1918] in Halifax.
She was a laundress [1891]
Children:
The family lived at
William died 24th October 1884 (aged 59).
Mary Jane died 7th October 1918 (aged 76).
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3537]
Born in Halifax.
He was
a cabinet maker [1851, 1861] /
innkeeper at the Plummet Line [1871, 1874, 1881] /
licensed victualler at the Bee-hive, Halifax [1887, 1891, 1895].
In 1852, he married Jane Robinson [1829-1909] at Holy Trinity
Church, Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1871] were William's father Henry Swift and nurse Elizabeth Barstow [aged 49].
Living with them [in 1891] were daughter Emma Jane Gledhill
and granddaughter Emma J Clayton [aged 12].
In 1901, after William's death, the widowed Jane [aged
72] was licensed victualler at the Bee-hive, Halifax
Living with Jane [in 1901] were daughter Emma J
Gledhill, husband George Henry Gledhill and children,
and grandson William Henry Clayton [aged 20] (waiter)
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
He was
a cordwainer of Halifax [1860] /
a shoe maker [1861].
In 1860, he married Leah Atkinson at Halifax Register Office
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
Born in Halifax.
He was
a warehouseman [1874] /
a cart driver [1881] /
a corn warehouseman [1891, 1901].
In [Q3] 1873, he married (1) Jane Cartman [1851-1887] in Halifax.
Children:
Jane died 20th March 1887 (aged 36)
and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2213]
with William Henry's parents.
In [Q4] 1890, William Henry married (2) Mary Jane Peace [1858-1917] in Halifax.
Child: 6.
Elsie Beatrice Peace (Swift) [b 4th September 1893; bapt St Augustine's, Halifax 6th December 1906]
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1881] was boarder Maryann Cashner [b
Thirsk 1860] (serge weaver).
Living with them [in 1891, 1901] was Mary Jane's father.
Mary Jane died 21st January 1917 (aged 68).
William Henry died 11th June 1920 (aged 71).
Members of the family were buried at All Souls' Church, Halifax
In 1918, he married Edith Henley in Halifax.
Children:
Daughter Irene is remembered on her Henley
grandparents' grave at Brighouse Cemetery
Swift, Mr Ref 331-592
Swift, Albert Edward Ref 331-1125
Son of John Swift.
Swift, Benjamin Ref 331-30
Son of William Swift.
Swift, Daniel Ref 331-351
In July 1843, he pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Thomas Whitley at Halifax
Swift, Daniel Ref 331-1364
Ellen was born in Halifax
Swift, David Ref 331-5
Born in Elland.
Hannah was born in Elland.
David's burial place is not yet known
Swift, Dick Ref 331-8
Son of Henry Swift.
Swift, Donald H. Ref 331-3121
DSC.
Swift, Edgar Ref 331-20
Son of Jeremiah Swift.
Amy, of Battinson Street, Southowram, was the daughter of
Samuel Wood
Swift, Edwin Henry Ref 331-28
Son of William Swift.
Sarah was born in Halifax
Swift, George Ref 331-546
Around 1880, he set up business as a wringing-machine maker in an
outhouse at Bankfield Mansion.
Swift, George Ref 331-376
Son of Henry Swift.
Margaret, the daughter of John Studdard, carter, was
the widow of Mr Lean
Swift, George Ref 331-1282
Son of Henry Swift.
Mary Hannah, of Stirling Street, was the daughter of wire
manufacturer Nathaniel Booth
Swift, Harry Ref 331-10
Landlord of the Foresters' Arms, Norland [1918-1925]
Swift, Henry Ref 331-3516
Born in Halifax.
A member of the Swift family of Halifax.
Elizabeth came from Halifax.
Swift, Henry Ref 331-3514
Son of John Swift.
Hannah was a publican at the Cross Keys, Halifax [1841,
1859]
Swift, Henry Ref 331-2433
Son of Henry Swift.
Mary was hotel proprietor at the Cross Keys, Halifax
[1891]
Swift, Herbert William Ref 331-1287
Son of James Swift.
Swift, J. Ref 331-2221
Manufacturer at Elland.
Swift, James Ref 331-9
Son of Thomas Swift, labourer.
Sarah, of Ovenden, was the daughter of William Binns,
cordwainer
Swift, James Ref 331-645
Son of Daniel Swift.
Swift, James Joyce Ref 331-14
Son of James Swift, gentleman.
Sophia Ann, of Halifax, was the daughter of John Comley
Swift, James R. Ref 331-9505
Born in Huddersfield.
Swift, Jeremiah Ref 331-1427
Son of William Swift.
Sarah was born in Southowram, the daughter of Joseph
Brasey, stone mason
Swift, Jeremiah Ref 331-15
Of Halifax.
Swift, John Ref 331-1358
Aka Jack.
Alice, of Malt Shovel Yard, Halifax, was born in Halifax, the
daughter of Thomas Burton, book keeper.
Swift, John Ref 331-3517
Born in Halifax.
A member of the Swift family of Halifax.
Swift, John Ref 331-1032
Swift, John Ref 331-22
Born in Halifax [9th April 1815].
Hannah was born in Midgley.
Swift, John Ref 331-358
Son of William Swift, joiner.
Ann was born in Warrington, Lancashire.
Swift, John Ref 331-11
Born in Halifax.
Elizabeth was born in Halifax.
Swift, John Ref 331-25
Swift, John Edmund Ref 331-4
Born in Stockport, Cheshire.
Alice was born at Holme House, Warley
Swift, Jonas Ref 331-585
Son of Mr Swift
Swift, Joseph Ref 331-38
Clerk at St James's Church, Halifax [1850]
Swift, Joseph Ref 331-903
Around 1830, he was master of the Blue Coat School, Halifax
Swift, Louis Edgar Ref 331-24
Son of Louis Edgar Swift.
Alice was born in Huddersfield
Swift, Pat Ref 331-1548 Swift, Patrick Ref 331-795
Of 18 Stead Street, Halifax.
Swift, Sam Ref 331-16
Son of Samuel Swift.
Emily was born 14th July 1870
Swift, Samuel Ref 331-23
Born in Halifax.
Leah was the daughter of James Woodhead
Swift, Samuel Ref 331-17
Son of William Swift.
Ann was born in Halifax [13th October 1846].
Swift, Samuel Sidney Ref 331-3
Born in Halifax.
Swift, Thomas Ref 331-3576
He was a beerseller at 24 Swine Market, Halifax [1845]
Swift, Thomas Ref 331-6
Born in Halifax.
Ann was born in Halifax
Swift, Thomas Ref 331-1542
Born in Selby.
Elizabeth was born in Leicester
Swift, Thomas Ref 331-12
Details of Betty's death / burial place are not yet known
Swift, Thomas Ref 331-587
Elizabeth / (Betty) was born in Midgley
Swift, Thomas Ref 331-26
Son of William Swift.
He was
a wood planer's apprentice [1891] /
a circular sawyer [1901] /
a furniture packer [1911].
Laura Jane was born in Whitby
Swift, W. F. Ref 331-2
He served in World War I.
Swift, Walter Ref 331-19
Son of Jeremiah Swift.
Mary Elizabeth was the daughter of Henry Preston
Swift, William Ref 331-2906
A joiner at Halifax.
Swift, William Ref 331-29
He was a cloth dresser [1841].
Mary was born in Ovenden.
Swift, William Ref 331-7
Born in Halifax.
Mary was born in South Kilvington, Yorkshire.
Swift, William Ref 331-18
Born in Cromford, Derbyshire.
Sarah was born in Stockport
Swift, William Ref 331-13
Son of Thomas Swift.
Mary Jane was born in Ireland.
Swift, William Ref 331-3513
Son of Henry Swift.
Jane, of Crib Lane, Halifax, was the daughter of wire
drawer Joseph Robinson
Swift, William Ref 331-21
Born in Halifax.
Swift, William Henry Ref 331-27
Son of John Swift.
Jane was born in Thirsk
Mary Jane was born in Silkstone, the daughter of Joseph Peace, worsted warehouseman
Swift, Willie B. Ref 331-1042
Edith was the daughter of William Henley
| Families |
Members of the family have included
Henry Swift,
Henry Swift and
John Swift.
The Swift family of Halifax Ref 331-3515 The Swift family of Swift Place Ref 331-3671
| Surname |
The Surname is discussed in the book Halifax & District Surnames by George Redmonds.
There are
60
entries on
the Calderdale Companion
for people with the surname Swift,
as discussed in this SideTrack.
This count does not include other forms of the surname.
Marriages
1806,
1872,
1898,
1910
Unattached burials at Lister Lane Cemetery: Plot 759, Plot 2476
Swift surname Ref 331-1
Unattached BMDs for Swift
Page Ref: MMS100
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