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Re: Information re: Henry Swanston

stargazr151 — 2010-07-31 15:32:03Z

Hi, I had a Great Uncle Henry Swanston, born in Kirkaldy Fife. My Grandfather, John Norval Swanston (his brother) also born in Kirkaldy, and they had a sister named Lizzie. Their Dad was Henry ? Swanston, and he was married to Margaret (Maggie Norval). My Grandfather always told me that the family was determined to always keep the "t" in Swanston, as it had always been. I am a little fuzzy on some of the names, but my Mum could fill me in better. My Grandparents and Mum moved from Chapel Brae, to Edinburgh when Mum was very young. Not sure if these people would be related to you, but surely from the same area.

Swanston

hdcase59 — 2010-07-18 01:17:44Z

My father James B.Swanston emigrated to Canada in 1911 he was born in or around Edinburgh in 1898, he fought with the Canadian Army in WWI. His father was Ralph Swanston b. 1874 app. Ralph was married to Margaret Borthwick. My Father had a younger brother George he passed a few years back and I know he has a son in California. wondering how far back i can go or if i have any relations left in Scotland or in Cal.

Re: Information re: Henry Swanston

francesholland_48 — 2010-04-19 21:19:56Z

Hello
My great great great grandmother was an Elizabeth Swanston Hughes. She was born in 1821 in Gateshead Durham (father William, mother Mary). She married Thomas Swanston Hughes, an engineer and shipbuilder in Newcastle in 1843, and was listed in various census forms after that as Elizabeth Swanston Hughes. Not sure if it is the same person, but they had 9 or 10 children, so its possible that one of them moved back up to Scotland.
Hope it helps

Re: Looking for Alexander Swanston

alisonwilliams2763 — 2010-03-01 03:24:00Z

Hi Mable,
All the places you named are in Queensland. I am not much of an authority on Queensland so you might be better posting on the Queensland board. Queensland BDM are searchable online at
https://www.bdm.qld.gov.au/IndexSearch/BirIndexQry.m
Regards
Alison

Re: Looking for Alexander Swanston

oldmargaret1 — 2010-03-01 03:07:04Z

Hi,
I am pretty sure he came have found a daughter that came over in 1887 Martha Jane Swanston she was 27 had a son Cecil Stott Swanston in Rochampton in 1890 was back in England by 1892 census, the story in the family she went looking for her father.
Have found a a piece in the National Archives of a Alexander Swanston in the Bunbury News paper July 26 1893
A name called Alexander Swanston met with a accident today in the Minninap Railway siding,by which he will in all probaility lose his leg.It appears that he was working on a adzing machine,and when greasing the machinery his foot sliped and he fell.The machine caught hold of his leg and mangled it horribly below the knee.A special train brought him into Bunbury,and he was taken to the hospilal,where he now lies in a critical conndition,under the care of Dr Lovegreve. Could have been him ??

Thank you for helping me Mable.

If you need any help England ?? get back to me.

Re: Looking for Alexander Swanston

alisonwilliams2763 — 2010-03-01 02:45:26Z

Hi Mable,
I have checked Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia no sign of him. He may have gone to the others states, Queensland, Western Australia, Tasmania, or the Northern Territory.
Do you know that he definitely came to Australia ?
Regards
Alison

Looking for Alexander Swanston

MargaretOld60 — 2010-02-24 04:24:52Z

Hi,
Looking for a Alexander Swanston born about 1833 in Scotland last have him in Lincolnshire England in the 1861 census .
Found a Passport to Alexander on the 30th Oct 1862 number 64211 could it be him ??
Looking for any information on any Alexander Swanston thank you.

Mable.

Margaret Swanstone - Cockburnspath

nzclover — 2009-05-21 06:35:16Z

I'm looking for information and family of Margaret Swanstone who married John Torie in Cockburnspath 18 Jan 1735. They had a daughter, Anna Torrie, b 9 May 1736 in Duns and a son James Torry who ended up marrying Jean Halliday in Edinburgh.

John Swanston Blyth

maryblyth_1 — 2009-04-03 14:29:10Z

John Swanston Blyth was born in Glasgow 27 Oct 1804, son of James Blyth 9 Apr 1749 - July 1823 and Ann Coventry b. 3 Oct 1763. (These details I have from a family tree handed down our family.) Her parents I assume to be Robert Coventry and Margaret Morison from Kinross.
Does anyone have a Swanston in their tree 17th/18th century who could be an ancestor?
Mary Blyth

Re: Elizabeth Swanston - Fife Kennoway parish

elizabethswanston27 — 2009-03-11 23:44:27Z

Hi,

How interesting is this site. I am Elizabeth Catherine Swanston and had a gran (born 1910) of the same name. She lived in Looe for a while when my dad(Michael Swanston) and my uncle (Peter Swanston) was born and me and my dad have lived in Sunderland, Tyne & Wear most of my life. Is there any connections here with the family you speak about? If so, it would be great to hear from you. There aren't many of our Swanston's left.

Re: Information re: Henry Swanston

lizquinlan_1 — 2009-01-25 01:42:58Z

Hi

Are you looking for the Swanston family?
I live in the Kirkcaldy, Fife area.

Liz

Re: Swanston family

derijsomerset — 2008-11-10 14:01:18Z

My grandmother's family came from Scotland - her name was Edna Margaret Drybrough Smith. The Drybrough's were a very prominent family in Scotland and owned distillaries. My grandmother's brother was a Doctor in Sussex. My sister is researching the Drybrough family tree at present. The surname is spelt differently but I believe it is is the same family.

Re: family search

auntyg3 — 2007-11-13 02:45:41Z

Hi William,
I have the Haywood Book and a short story on Walter Swanston:
SWANSTON FAMILY
Walter swanston was born in 1884 in Jedburgh,Scotland and came to Canada with his brother Andrew.They farmed in Saskatchewan before moving to Manitoba,where they farmed north of Haywoodn SE 4 - 9 - 6w.Andrew had also served in the forces during WW1.Walter married Mathilde Allec and they had three children:MARCELLE born in 1916,Kenneth born in 1918,and Doug in 1920.Kenneth returned to farm with his dad,Walter and Andrew after leaving the Air Force.He married Marion Room,and they had two children HEATHER and MARILYNE.HEather and husband Bill Dafoe farm at Riding Mountain and have five children and three grandchildren.Marilyne has one daughter and a grandson who live in Montana.Marilyne resides in Leuher Home after a bad horse accident in Oklahoma in 1972 left her with severe head injuries and totally incapacitated.

Re: family search

auntyg3 — 2007-08-06 02:03:39Z

William,
I found a Walter Swanston born in Jedburgh,Scotland and also a brother named Andrew who lived in haywood,Manitoba.

Re: family search

auntyg3 — 2007-07-15 17:53:26Z

Hi William,
Do you have a bit more info on your Swanston's living in Haywood,Manitoba.What year did they come ,bithdays,who they married?Dids they move somewhere else ?

Gloria

Re: Swanston, Somerville

2006-11-02 23:46:40Z

As far as I know, I have no family connection to Glascow. According to the LDS web site, Agnes was born around 1800 and married Robert Lyle in Glascow in 1821.

To the best of my knowledge, all of my Scottish relations (Swanston Somerville Beck Irving French Nichol Laidlaw Fairbairn Sinton Kay Hunter Robson) came from the Borders or Dumfries.

Thanks for your interest.

Ken

Re: Swanston, Somerville

louisecass26 — 2006-11-02 21:01:14Z

I have an Agnes Swanston, b. 1810. Agnes married a Robert Lyle. Is there a connection with your Swanston family, unfortunately the only other details is that they had a son Robert who was born 1831 In Glasgow.

Thanks
Louise

Re: Swanston, Somerville

2006-03-17 17:32:11Z

Hello again, Sylvia.

Another distant cousin has provided the attached copy of the marriage banns for Andrew Swanston and Isabella Somerville (Sommervail). Their entry is at the top of the page.

Unfortunately, the parents names are not included. The "cautions " (fees paid to confirm the intention to marry) were provided by members of the Haldane family of Lugate (near Stow). The writing on the copy is hard to decipher.

We were in Scotland briefly last May and visited Old Gala House in Galashiels but I had more info than they did.

Regards, Ken

Eliza Swanston

2005-09-25 15:41:59Z

Dear Tom, New information today - yes, we have a Janet Miller, born 1810 in Kennoway, to James MIller and Eliza Swanston.

Also Eliza Miller, younger sister of Janet, who married John Turnbull.

Let's talk! James Miller

Re: Elizabeth Swanston - Fife Kennoway parish

2005-09-21 16:15:49Z

Dear Tom -My great great grandfather was James Miller, farmer of Balbrikie, Kennoway, married to Eliza Swanston. We know of their son Thomas, born 1805 at Kennoway, who founded a trading company in Las Palmas, Canary Islands. We have no record of Janet, born 1811. Eliza was born in 1766, so quite old in 1811. Did James and Eliza have their first child Thomas before getting married in 1810?

Or was there a younger couple in the same parish, with same names? I believe another Eliza Swanston was born in about 1783, in Kennoway, according to the International Genealogical Index -surely related to the other (?) older James Miller (born 1765) and Eliza Swanston of Balbrikie.

Best regards, James Miller

Charles Swanston ~ Banished to America in 1769

BasketLady420 — 2005-07-22 23:57:25Z

SWANSTON, Charles
Servant to Mrs. Ann Sinclair in Thirdistoft. Housebreaker. Banished to America for life 25 July 1769.
(SM) (JC)

I am not related to this person, I am just passing on this information, which comes from a book titled "Scots Banished to the American Plantations 1650-1775" by David Dobson. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore. 1983. pg. 215.
Joyce

John Swanston in 1768

BasketLady420 — 2005-07-22 23:55:18Z

SWANSTON, John
Chelsea pensioner. Caithness. Thief and housebreaker. Banished to the Plantations for life in 1768.
(SM)

I am not related to this person, I am just passing on this information, which comes from a book titled "Scots Banished to the American Plantations 1650-1775" by David Dobson. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore. 1983. pg. 215.
Joyce

Re: Swanston, Somerville

2003-11-30 19:41:16Z

Hi Ken ... pleased to meet you cousin!

So we both got stuck at the same place... maybe next time I manage to go to the borders I will see if I can find out some more information from other sources.
My line coming from the common gt gt grandfather Andrew swanston c 1780 is
William Swanston b.3.3.1806 Galashiels
Andrew Swanston b.19.9.1824 Selkirk
Christina Swanston b.12.2.1847 Moodymill, stitchell
Peter Jeffrey b.29.10.1868 Greenlaw
Agnes Frazer Jeffrey b.212.5.1893 Stow
and my father who was born 1934

I guess my line pretty much stayed put around the Border areas of Scotland. I visited there last year with my father and found it very interesting.

Please feel free to get in touch .

regards
Sylvia

Re: Swanston, Somerville

2003-11-28 21:22:36Z

Thanks for your input, Sylvia.

I have checked scotlandspeople and stalled at Andrew Swanston and Elizabeth Dawson as well. My line is:

Andrew Swanston c 1780
John Swanston b 1808 Galashiels
James Swanston b 1845 Galashiels
John Andrew Swanston b 1871 Egremont Township Ontario
John Ewart Swanston (my father) b 1900 Egremont Township
John Kenneth Swanston b 1942 Winnipeg Manitoba

Let me know if you would like any information on these families. If Andrew c 1780 is our closest common grandparent, we're 4th cousins, twice removed. In my original Email I left off "great" when referring to James.

Regards
Ken S.

Re: Swanston, Somerville

2003-11-28 13:20:59Z

hi there.. I am also researching Swanston /Sommervail (Sommerville)
Have you tried searching the website www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk

I found some records on there.
Andrew Swanston (c 1780?) and Isabella Sommervail (c 1784?) were my gt. gt. gt gt gt Grandparents !! Think I got that right!
Looking at the scotlandspeople website (Marraige results OPR Index Marraiges (1553 - 1854) I found a record of thier marraige. They married in 4/12/1802 in the Parish of Stow. I also found another record of another Andrew Swanston who married Elizabeth Dawson in 1776 at Eccles. Not sure if they are definitly the parents of Andrew who married Isabel but the areas are only a few miles apart in location and thier ages would be about right. I havent followed up on this any further due to other commitments but when I get back to it again and if I find anything further then will let you know. Please feel free to email if I can help with anything else.
regards Sylvia
p.s. I take it we are cousins somewhat removed!!

Swanstons from Lothian and the Borders

AJMCGHEE — 2003-09-28 18:07:11Z

David Swanston was born in 1845 in Lauder, son of Leonard Swanston and Mary Turner. Anyone researching this line?

Swanston

AJMCGHEE — 2003-09-28 18:07:11Z

Hi David I'm also in Scotland but on the other side! Glasgow in fact. the Swanston connection's came from the Duns, Stow and West \Lothian side at the late 29th early 20th century as far as I can find though latterly mostly in Edinburgh. If you want to get in touch with me at nanmcghee'aol.com I can send you a file to compare with yours.

Swanston, Somerville

2003-08-10 20:10:31Z

Andrew Swanston married Isabel Somerville (Sommervail according to LDS data base) in Stow, Midlothian on Dec 4, 1802. Children were born in Galashiels, Selkirkshire. Any info on the ancestory of Andrew or Isabel? Some of the Swanstons (including my grandfather James and his parents, John Swanston and Elizabeth Beck,) migrated from Galashiels to Egremont Township, Ontario in the mid 1800s.

James Swanstone

2002-10-25 17:08:47Z

I am looking for info. On James Swanstone born in Scotland.

Elizabeth Swanston - Fife Kennoway parish

TomDeWitt1999 — 2002-10-18 17:41:06Z

Elizabeth married James Miller in 1810, hoping someone might know about this family. Interested to see if they might have had a daughter named Janet born in 1811. Thanks.

George Swanston -- 1850's

2002-09-03 02:32:16Z

G. Swanston emigrated to San Francisco in 1850, then moved to the Sacramento valley where he founded our branch of the family. We know that he was on a ship from Ireland, but other than that we have no surviving knowledge of his origins. Does anyone know of a George Swanston that left Ireland/Scotland for the USA in 1850?

Re: Swanston family

lynx_95 — 2002-08-24 01:39:55Z

My husband's family hail from Edinborough in Scotland, his mothers maiden name was Dryborough, She died earlier this year, before I started to get involved with researching our family tree. My husband has little or no information to give me about his family. I know that his mother was Sheena, Margaret born 15th december 1915. died this year 2001. His father George born 7th Feb 1913. Date of Death unknown but prior to 1980. Any information you can let me have would be gretfully accepted. We live in Australia, and I do recall my husbands mother saying that one of her brothers emigrated to Canada when she was a young girl.
Thanking you in anticipation.
Mandy Swanston.

Re: Namesake Lothian etc

lynx_95 — 2002-08-24 01:39:55Z

Any information on Swanston near Berwick, Coldstream, Alnwick, Wooler or surrounding areas would be greatfully received. I have just recently started researching my family tree, My husband was born in Coldstream, mother Sheena, Margaret, his father George. Mothers maiden name Dryborough. We live in Australia.

G. H. SWANSTON MAP MAKER

mandyswanston — 2002-08-08 03:44:55Z

I have been given a map by G.H. Swanston of Edinbrough, does anyone have any information on him?

Information re: Henry Swanston

2002-07-08 19:42:56Z

Does anyone have any information about my father or ancestors of the Swanston name? I was born in Kirkaldy Fife.
My Mother was Rhona Radcliffe. They married in Liverpool in October 1952.

Swanston

sylviaballantyne — 2002-06-20 15:31:58Z

I am looking for any information on Christina Swanston, born 1847?, Moodymill, Stichill, Scotland. Christina married David Jeffrey, Born 1845?, Greenlaw, Berwick, and is my Gt Gt Grandmother.
I would be thankful for any information forthcoming.

Sylvia

Christina Swanston

sylviaballantyne — 2002-06-20 15:16:02Z

I am looking for any information on Christian Swanston, born 1847?, Moodymill, Stichill, Scotland.

regards

sylvia

William Swanston and Mary Ferrier

TanyaKelly97 — 2002-06-01 05:42:22Z

Please does anyone have any info on a William Swanson and Mary Ferrier who's daughter is named Winifred May Swanson.
Winifred May Swanson born Melbourne Victoria married Edward William Shackleton on 9th October 1921 thank you

Re: Hello William - possibly cousins?

Swanstone — 2002-04-25 14:32:53Z

We are related to James and Marion H,Swanstone from Edinburgh,Scotland and have not had much luck finding any more Swanstone's in Scotland , so I'm looking for Swanston with out the e now in hope's I can come up with something. James and Marion had a son William H. born in Rochester New York Jan.22 1855 also a James, Andrew , Charle and John. Could there be a conection, maybe Yours was a brother to James that came from Scotland. Julie Swanstone

Re: Hello William - possibly cousins?

Swanstone — 2002-04-25 14:32:53Z

Re: Hello William - possibly cousins?

Swanstone — 2002-04-25 14:32:53Z

Re: William Swanston

MomJewel — 2002-03-20 20:07:13Z

Iam looling for James Swanstone born 1830 in Edinburgh Scotland. Can you help? was he a brother to William?
Julie Swanstone

Swqnstone with an "E"

MomJewel — 2002-03-11 20:05:33Z

We are related to James and Marion Hay Swanstone from Edinbugh Scotland, the came to Rochester N.Yaround 1850 and there son came to Booneville, Mo. and then another moved north to Dearborn,Mo and this is my family I have all of the records in the US for our family I Just wanted to now more about the ones in Scotland an ours missed being recorded because they didn't keep records untill 1855 but I Know we are suppose to be from Micalden Parish Scotland that is just West of Edinburgh Scotland so We are part of your family I'm sure enen though we have an e on the end. thank you, Julie Swanstone

Re: Swanstons from Lothian and the Borders

MomJewel — 2002-03-11 19:55:33Z

There is suppose to be 100 people named Swanston in Berwickshire E. of Lothian. And there is a picture-book style village named Swanston at the foot of the Pentland Hills just south of Edinburgh Scotland. Robert Louis Stevenson the author spent time there as a boy. Peter Swanston emigrated to New York from Preston, Berwick Co. they didn't keep records till 1855 so it makes it difficult to search. We are Swanstone's with the e and I'm searching your Swanston spelling because there is so little with the spelling Swanstone.
Julie Swantone

Re: Swanston family

MomJewel — 2002-03-11 19:40:34Z

hello, I just had a report done for our family in Scotland and didn't come up with much because we are Swanstone with the e and now I'm swithching over to your spelling, but in the report it mentions the Swanston Villiage, it's a small village with picture book style white-wash cottages nestled at the foot of the Pentland Hills just south of Edinburgh.( we are suppose to be west of Edinburgh). The village is famous, as the author Robert Louis Stevenson spent much of his boyhood there. There ar many Swanston's in Berwickshire, East of Lothian today. And there is a tomstone in the Parish of Preston in the Co of Berwick that mentions John Preston 1812-1847, son of Peter Swanstone who emigrated to N.Y. from Preston. the didn't keep records until 1855 so my family just missed being recorded. I got this info. from ancestral@fsss.co.uk just today.

Re: Hello William - possibly cousins?

MomJewel — 2002-03-11 19:25:13Z

Hello, I'm a Swanstone and I did a search inScotland and came up with little info. So Im swithching over to your spelling. We are related to James and Marion Hay Swanstone from Edingurgh Scotland, James was born 1830 and had a son born in Midcalder parish west of Edinburgh and then came to Rochester N.y. around 1850 then his son came on to Boonville Missouri around 1887 and died there around 1924 his son came up North to Dearborn,Mo. and that is were we live. if you can help me that would be great and If I can give you any dates let me know.
Yours, Julie Swanstone

Robert Swanston

2002-02-27 23:55:25Z

Looking for Robert A. Swanston. He died recently. Death place listed in Missouri. Am interested in family information.

Re: Swanston

2001-09-03 08:12:28Z

Strange, my e-mail use to work, try this out or give me your e-mail.

tor.henriksson@hudiksvall.se

or

torhenriksson@hotmail.com

I´m puzzled, it should work under all circumstances. Hope to hear from you !

Re: Swanston

2001-08-31 19:46:51Z

Have tried twice to send email to the address you gave ....No such address according to hotmail ???
I am still keen to make contact if you are ? Perhaps you could send me an email direct ?
regards

Re: Swanston

2001-08-31 08:51:21Z

Thanks, I´m researching my mothers side of the family, whereas my fathers name is Henriksson, just as you pointed out ! That´s all. torhenriksson@hotmail.com