James Swinbourn, Pent Side, Kent, England
WILLIAM SWINBOURN, Clerk

Father of:


JAMES SWINBOURN, born c.1815/6, Millwright, married 5 April 1840, Baptist Chapel, Pent Side, Dover, Kent ELIZABETH FARMER (daughter of BROADLEY FARMER), born 1815/6, died 1877 aged 61, at 1841 census they were at New Paris Road, St.Peter Port, Guernsey, they emigrated to Australia where they arrived on 4 April 1848

James and Elizabeth were parents of:


  • HANNAH MARIA SWINBOURN, born 18 June 1841 Islington, London, died 4 July 1927 Moreland, Victoria, Australia, married 3 May 1855 PETER ROBERTSON (issue)

  • JAMES HENSHAW SWINBOURN, born Q4 1843 Islington, London, married 1866 THYRZAH BOLMAN (or POOLMAN)

  • WILLIAM BROADLEY SWINBOURN, born Q3 1845 Clerkenwell, London, died 1857

  • MARY JANE SWINBOURN, died young

  • SOPHIA LEWIS SWINBOURN, born 1850 Melbourne, Australia, married 1873 CHARLES CARR WILKINSON

  • CLARA FIDDICK SWINBOURN, born 1854 Melbourne

    James and Thyrzah were parents of:


  • ELIZABETH MARY SWINBOURN, born circa 1867 Sandridge, South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, married 15 July 1886 Brunswick, Victoria JAMES BARNET MENZIES, they had 13 children including ELSIE SWINBURN MENZIES

  • JAMES MAIN SWINBOURN, born 1868 Emerald Hill

  • WILLIAM ARTHUR SWINBOURN, born 1870 Emerald Hill, died 1934, married SARAH ELIZABETH BLACKWELL, born 1872, died 1966 (issue)

  • EDITH LOUISA SWINBOURN, born 1872 Emerald Hill, died 1875 Emerald Hill aged 3

  • HARRY HARRISON SWINBOURN, born 1874 Brunswick, died 1875 Brunswick aged 1

  • THYRZA SOPHIA SWINBOURN, born 1877 Brunswick

  • ETHEL AMELIA SWINBOURN, born 1879 Brunswick


    Sources: K & E Devereux, Australia

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