William Swinburn of Skelton, Cumberland
This is another branch of the descendants of
Christopher Swinburn of Skelton

The entrance to Skelton Church, CumbriaWILLIAM SWINBURN, Stone Mason, born 22 August 1842 Carlisle, christened 16 September Skelton, Cumberland (Pictured is the entrance to Skelton Church), died 9 May 1888 aged 46, married 3 August 1865 Register Office, Cockermouth MARY FAULDER, born 2 February 1849 Keswick, Cumberland, died August 1892 aged 44, they were living at 33 Haworth Street, Cheetham, Lancashire in 1881 with three of their children; both are buried at Phillips Park, Manchester with children Ada, Clara, Robert and Edward

They were parents of:


  • JOSEPH WILLIAM SWINBURN, born 16 September 1866 Manchester, Lancashire; baptised 4 November 1866 Manchester Cathedral; died 4 April 1880; buried at Phillips Park, Manchester with parents, sisters Ada and Clara and brother Edward (see picture below)

  • MILES SWINBURN, born 23 January 1869 Manchester, Lancashire; baptised 29 August 1869 Manchester Cathedral; on 1881 census with parents, aged 12; died 1941; married 13 November 1892 Ascension Church, Salford MARY JANE (Polly) BRADY, born about 1873 Manchester; they are on the 1901 census with daughter Mary at 3 Ford Street, Broughton, Salford, Lancashire, Miles a Horse Keeper Stableman aged 33 and Mary Jane a Charwoman aged 29; she died about 1942 (issue - see below)

    Margaret Alice Swinburn nee Bradshaw 1875-1956 John Faulder Swinburn and son

  • JOHN FAULDER SWINBURN, (Pictured left with one of his sons) born 13 June 1871 Manchester; on 1881 census with parents, aged 10; died 24 April 1943 of 23 Birch Road, Manchester, Admon. (with Will) granted to widow 21 May 1943 Manchester, effects £311; married 22 December 1897 St. Alban's, Prestwich, MARGARET ALICE BRADSHAW, (Pictured to right) born 28 February 1875; died 9 February 1956 of 2 Heaton Road, Manchester, Probate Manchester 14 April 1956 to William Swinburn, clothing department manager, effects £368 (issue-see below)

  • MINNIE SWINBURN, born 29 December 1873 Manchester; on 1881 census with parents, aged 7; died reg.Q3 1950

  • ADA SWINBURN, born 19 November 1876 Prestwich; died 13 May 1879, buried Phillips Park, Manchester with family

  • CLARA SWINBURN, born (reg.Q3) 1879 Prestwich; died 1 March 1880 aged 6 months, buried Phillips Park, Manchester with family

    Swinburn gravestone at Phillips Park, Manchester

  • THOMAS HENRY SWINBURN, born 31 March 1881 Prestwich; on 1901 census, a Fish Monger aged 20 boarding at 7 Ford Street, Broughton, Lancashire; died (reg.Q1 1944) 1943/4 Salford, Lancashire, married (reg. Q2 Salford) 1906 MAY BOOTH, born about 1885, died 1954/5 Salford, Music Hall Artist (issue - see below)

  • EDWARD SWINBURN, born 14 May 1883 Prestwich; died 15 September 1887 aged 4, buried Phillips Park, Manchester with family (Pictured to left is the gravestone at Phillips Park of Ada Swinburn, Clara Swinburn, Robert Swinburn, their mother Mary Faulder, Edward Swinburn and father William Swinburn)

  • ROBERT SWINBURN, born January 1886 Salford; died 19 June 1886 aged 5 months, buried at Phillips Park with family

    Miles and Mary Jane (Brady) were parents of:


  • MARY SWINBURN, born c.1897 Salford (possibly reg.Q2 1896 Salford as MAY); on 1901 census aged 4 with parents

    John Faulder and Margaret Alice (Bradshaw) were parents of:


  • EDWARD JONATHAN SWINBURN, born 17 October 1898 Prestwich; died 9 January 1967; married 17 June 1922 Rydal Moutn FLORENCE BUTCHER, born 11 February 1898, died about 1968

  • WILLIAM SWINBURN, born 6 July 1900; died 26 March 1984 of 11 Briarfield Road, Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, Probate Manchester 26 July 1984, not exceeding £40,000; married 19 September 1925 Manchester EMILY BANNATYNE, born 13 July 1899; died 4 December 1988 of 11 Briarfield Road, Admon. Manchester 28 June 1989, effects £85,445; they had a son WILLIAM ROY SWINBURN, born 30 September 1930 (reg. Stockport); died 6 March 1989 of 11 Briarfield Road, Admon. Manchester 6 July 1989, effects £274,268

  • MARGARET ADELAIDE SWINBURN, born 4 September 1901, died April 1976, married 5 September 1931 Crumpsall St. Matthew, Manchester JOHN EDWIN EYRE, born 21 April 1904, died 2 April 1979, issue.

    The Butchers Shop of Bob Swinburn

  • ROBERT SWINBURN, born 7 February 1904, died 26 June 1977, married 19 August 1928 (reg.Salford) BESSIE BOOTH LANE, born 19 April 1905, died (reg.Blackpool/Fylde) 23 March 1998; He had a butchers shop at 398 Ashton New Road, Manchester 11 (see picture), residence 360 Wilbraham Road, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester 21 in Kelly's Directories c.1937-1959 (issue - see below)

  • HILDA SWINBURN, born 13 March 1906, died 12 September 1984, married 4 July 1931 Crumpsall St. Matthew, Manchester JOHN GREENUP, born 13 September 1904, died 9 January 1958

  • LILIAN SWINBURN, born 17 December 1909, married 2 September 1939 Crumpsall St. Matthew, Manchester ERIC STANTON WOMACK, born 10 August 1909, died 30 October 1978, issue.

  • JOHN BRADSHAW SWINBURN, born 23 July 1914, died 27 November 1995, married 24 February 1949 Manchester MARJORIE CLEGHORN, born 11 September 1915, died 6 August 1994 (issue - see below)

  • DORIS SWINBURN, born 2 November 1916, died 26 October 1998, married 29 June 1945 GEORGE JOSEPH GRADY, born 8 February 1916, died 2 November 1993

    Thomas Henry and May (Booth) were parents of:


  • MYLES SWINBURN, born 1907 (reg.Q4 Salford), died October 1999 Tauranga Hospital, New Zealand, married (reg.Q4 Salford) 1932 EDITH SWITZER of Colyhurst, died circa 1985, they had three children, MILES SWINBURNE who married TERI NGAPERA HIKO (issue - see below), MARJORIE SWINBURN who married ALLAN SAMUAL FOSTER and had three children, and HAROLD SWINBURN who has three children, ANTHONY, ANITA and ALAN

  • EDNA SWINBURN, born 1911 (reg.Q4 Salford), married (reg.Q4 Manchester N.)1929 JOHN WATSON, a professional soccer player who died late 1940's, they had three children

    Miles and Teri Ngapera (Hiko) were parents of:


  • TERI MOANA SWINBURNE, married MARK MCMATH, Auckland, New Zealand, they have two children

  • MICHAEL SWINBURNE, married MARYANNE, they have one child MILES ASHLEY SWINBURNE

    Robert and Bessie Booth (Lane) were parents of:


  • DONALD W. SWINBURN

  • MARGARET A. SWINBURN

  • ROBERT L. SWINBURN

  • DAVID E. SWINBURN

  • CHRISTINE JOY SWINBURN, married JOHN MELLOR, issue.

  • SHIRLEY CAROLE SWINBURN, married LEON JOHN LESTER, issue.

    John Bradshaw and Marjorie (Cleghorn) were parents of:


  • DAVID SIDNEY SWINBURN, married LINDA LEGGETT, they have three sons, STEVEN JAMES, RICHARD MARK and MICHAEL PAUL

  • CATHERINE MARY SWINBURN, married EDWARD TERENCE SWEENEY, issue.


  • Researched by Linda Swinburn of Lancashire

    with additions from Miles Swinburne of New Zealand

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    Last updated 9 October 2004