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I'm trying to track down a death that occurred between 1829 (last date for which there is concrete already evidence that the person was alive) and around 1860, when he would have been approaching 100 if still alive. I'm pretty sure I've found my man in 'The Channel Islands' section of the Utah Historical and Genealogical Magazine, Vol 7 for 1916 (in a version available free online), where he's recorded as dying in 1840.

Unfortunately the Channel Islands section in Volume 7 is the second half of an article that started in Vol 6, and is missing all info about the sources of the information provided in the article, and I haven't been able to find Vol 6 anywhere myself. Can anyone here point me in the right direction? Ideally to a soft copy online that I've failed to find - pdf, jpeg or similar, but any kind will do! Thanks.

welcome to the boards Jeremy :-)

Care to give us some details in case we are able to help

Would it be worth contacting Familysearch? They may know if a copy has survived and how you can access it.
https://familysearch.org/ask/help#sendMessage

Thanks for those replies.

The person I'm researching at the moment is Anthony Swinton. I have a huge amount of information about him up to 1828-9, when he more or less disappears from the record. He was transported to Australia for theft in 1814, was still in Australia in 1828, but appears to have been back in London to face and conclude bankruptcy proceedings in 1829. From then onwards there's no sign except for this record of his death in Vol 7 of the Utah magazine:

"1840, Nov 4th. Anthony Duffy Swinton Esq., of Gorget [Gawdy?] Saham Sporle Halls, Norfolk. Age 73 yrs 2 months." The name, reference to Sporle in Norfolk, and age indicate that this is certainly my man. I have no idea what he may have been doing in the Channel Islands at that time.

Is this his baptism? Just so we can gage his approx. age


Name:Anthony Daffy Swinton

Baptism Date:22 Oct 1767

Parish:St Bride's, Fleet Street

County:London

Borough:City of London

Parent(s):
Peter Swinton,Mary Swinton

Record Type:Baptism
Register Type:Parish Register

Try an internet search for CI historical groups? They may be able to point you in the direction of newspaper archives.
"The group consists of Jersey and Guernsey, two or three smaller islands - Alderney, Sark and Herm"
http://www.jerseyfamilyhistory.org/
http://www.societe.org.gg/sections/familyhistory.php

Yes, that's the man. Not to be confused with his son, Anthony Daffy Swinton Jnr who died in India in 1814.

I've tried tracking down CI groups without success so far, but it's something I continue to chase. I've also contacted Familysearch (thanks for the suggestion).

Is Jersey Lily still around and doing look ups? Put a message on her thread

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1120035?page=0

You could click on her name to let her know there is a message on her thread, if no reply

Thanks. It doesn't look as though Lilly's been active for a while, but I'll give that a go.

Mary Daffy Swinton

mentioned in the record of William Flower and Mary Daffy Swinton

Name William Flower
Spouse's Name Mary Daffy Swinton
Event Date 25 Oct 1779
Event Place Saint Dunstan,Stepney,London,England

Name Maria Swinton
Event Type Christening
Event Date 26 Nov 1789
Event Place Norwich, Norfolk, England
Gender Female
Father's Name Anthony Daffy Swinton
Mother's Name Mary

Mary A Swinton

England and Wales Census, 1851

Name Mary A Swinton
Event Type Census
Event Date 1851
Event Place Hamlet Of Heigham, Norfolk, England
Registration District Norwich
Residence Note Heigham Terrace
Gender Female
Age 57
Marital Status Married
Occupation Annuitant
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Birth Year (Estimated) 1794
Birthplace St Georges East, London
Page Number 2
Registration Number HO107
Piece/Folio 1816 / 376
Affiliate Record Type Household


Mary A Swinton Head F 57 St Georges East, London
Cleopatra Swinton Daughter F 21 Flanders Brassels,
Mary A Swinton Daughter F 18 Popham Terrace Islington,
Margaret Secker Visitor F 46 Gressenhall, Norfolk
Susan Cates Servant F 22 Thetford, Norfolk

Name Cleopatra Swinton
Gender Female
Christening Date 30 Aug 1831
Christening Place OLD CHURCH,SAINT PANCRAS,LONDON,ENGLAND
Birth Date 29 Sep 1829
Father's Name William Swinton
Mother's Name Mary Ann

Name Cleopatra Swinton
Event Type Death
Registration Quarter Apr-May-Jun
Registration Year 1854
Registration District Norwich
County Norfolk
Event Place Norwich, Norfolk, England
Volume 4B
Page 92
Line Number 5

Name Douglas Swinton
Event Type Burial
Event Date 1917
Event Place Poperinge, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium
Photograph Included Y
Death Date 19 Mar 1917
Affiliate Record Identifier 10777803
Cemetery Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery

Name T Swinton
Event Type Burial
Event Date 1917
Event Place Poperinge, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium
Photograph Included N
Death Date 19 Nov 1917
Affiliate Record Identifier 10777804
Cemetery Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery

Name Grace L Swinton
Event Type Census
Event Date 31 Mar 1901
Event Place Greenwich, London, Middlesex, England
County London, Middlesex
Civil Parish Greenwich
Ecclesiastical Parish St Johns
Sub-District Greenwich East
Registration District Greenwich
Residence Note Shooters Hill Road
Gender Female
Age 32
Relationship to Head of Household Daughter-In-Law
Birth Year (Estimated) 1869
Birthplace India Landower
Schedule Type 62
Page Number 12


Robert B Swinton Head M 71 Bath, Somersetshire
Elizabeth D Swinton Wife F 59 Mark Lane, London
Alice C Swinton Daughter F 30 S India Conoor
Laura E Swinton Daughter F 25 Maida Vale, London
Mary E Swinton Daughter F 23 Maida Vale, London
Grace L Swinton Daughter-In-Law F 32 India Landower
Robert C Swinton Grand Son M 2 Chatham, Kent
Bessy Mappledorham Servant F 25 Pitminster, Somersetshire
Georgina E Campbell Servant F 19 Aldershot, Hampshire
Florence E Lines Servant F 25 Sevenoaks, Kent
Angelina Hobbs Servant F 59 Jersey

servant above from Jersey - and on this one, servant from Guernsey


Name Ernest D Swinton
Event Type Census
Event Date 1881
Event Place Paddington, London,Middlesex, England
Registration District Kensington
Residence Note Randolph Cres
Gender Male
Age 12
Marital Status (Original) Single
Occupation Scholar
Relationship to Head of Household Son
Birth Year (Estimated) 1869
Birthplace India
Page Number 6
Registration Number RG11
Piece/Folio 7/117
Affiliate Record Type Household


Robert B Swinton Head M 51 Bath, Somerset, England
Elizabeth D Swinton Wife F 39 London Strand, London, Middlesex, England
Ernest D Swinton Son M 12 India
Alice C Swinton Daughter F 10 India
Laura Swinton Daughter F 5 London, London, Middlesex, England
Mary G Swinton Daughter F 3 London, London, Middlesex, England
Angelina Hobbs Servant F 39 Jersey, Channel Islands
Elizabeth Burton Servant F 21 Plymouth, Devon, England
Emily Brown Servant F 22 Cornwall, England
Hannah Foyle Servant F 22 Warminster, Wiltshire, England
Sophia De La Rue Servant F 34 Guernsey, Channel Islands

Anthony Duffy Swinton

mentioned in the record of Anthony Duffy Swinton and Caroline Trueman Fletcher

Name Anthony Duffy Swinton
Spouse's Name Caroline Trueman Fletcher
Event Date 02 Aug 1814
Event Place Fort, William, Bengal, India

Name:

Caroline Trueman FLETCHER

Event type:

Marriage

Start date:

02 Aug

Start year:

1814

Location:

Ft. William

Spouse:

Anthony Duffy SWINTON, Ens., 18th N.I.

Transcribed by:
British Library
India Office Records Reference:

N/1/9 f.289

Source name:

Source year:
Source edition:
Presidency:

Bengal