'Swainson1'
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Families covered: Swainson of High House (Hawkshead), Swainson of Skipton, Swaynson of Staynforth
| BLG1863 reports that "The name is Danish. In the Confessor's time, it was written Sweynsen; but under the Normans, it became Fitz-Swain, and ultimately, in more English times, Swainson." | |||||||||||||||
| Roger Swaynson of Staynforth, Yorkshire (d 1610) | |||||||||||||||
| m. (05.1581) Anne Swaynson | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Robert Swaynson of Staynforth (b 1589) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1615) Mary Bainbrigg | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Lawrence Swainson of Langcliffe (b 1624, d 1711) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Armistead | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Thomas Swainson (b 1664, d 1733) | ||||||||||||||
| a. | Mary Swainson | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Lister of Settle | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | John Swainson of Skipton (b 1667, d 05.03.1744, 4th son?) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (11.05.1698) Mary Grandorge (dau of Christopher Grandorge of Earby & Steeton, sister ofRev. John) | |||||||||||||||
| BLG1952 gives Mary's surname as Braind'Orge but, through repeated reference, BLG1863 is clear that it was Grandorge. | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Thomas Swainson 'of Stockport' (b 02.01.1700) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Catherine Wilson (dau of Matthew Wilson of Eshton Hall) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | John Swainson (b 31.03.1728) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Caroline Swainson (dau of Lawrence Swainson of Otley by Judith) @@ below | |||||||||||||||
| (A)+ | issue - Lawrence Thomas (b 05.08.1755, dsp 05.07.1786), 6 daughters | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Anna Maria Swainson | ||||||||||||||
| m1. William Baynes of Mewith Head | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Thomas Heelis of Halton | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Elizabeth Swainson | ||||||||||||||
| b. | John Swainson 'of Skipton' (b 05.11.1706) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (30.10.1734) Anne Wilson (dau of Matthew Wilson of Eshton Hall) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Anne Swainson | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Tindal of Skipton | |||||||||||||||
| (2)+ | other issue - John (b 06.11.1735, dsp), Mary | ||||||||||||||
| c. | Christopher Swainson (b 29.01/06.1714, d 26.02.1755, vicar of Giggleswick then rector of Staveley) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (29.12.1736/03.09.1736) Elizabeth Lister (dau of Anthony Lister of Giggleswick/Newsome) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | John Swainson of Preston (b 1746, d 17.02.1800) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Susannah Inman (dau of Charles Inman of Jamaica) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Christopher Swainson (b 12.07.1775, d 12.1854, rector of Wistanstow, vicar of Clun) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Low (dau of Thomas Low of Preston) | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Charles Swainson of Cooper Hill, Lancashire (b 06.07.1780, d 02.05.1866) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| ) | m. Catherine Bradshaw (widow of _ Warbreck) | ||||||||||||||
| (C) | Anthony Swainson of Liverpool (b 19.03.1782, d 21.08.1865) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (09.05.1811) Mary Clay (dau of Thomas Clay) | |||||||||||||||
| (D) | John Swainson of Halton Hall, Lancashire (b 27.06.1784, d 14.11.1867) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (31.03.1812) Elizabeth Susannah Tatham (d 18.04.1882, dau of Edward Tatham of Hipping Hall/Kirkby Lonsdale) | |||||||||||||||
| (E) | Mary Swainson | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Birley of Kirkham | |||||||||||||||
| (F) | Elizabeth Swainson | ||||||||||||||
| m. Edward Birley | |||||||||||||||
| (G) | Lucy Swainson | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Petty of Well House | |||||||||||||||
| (2)+ | other issue - Anthony (dsp 05.06.1784, vicar in Lancashire), Mary, Jane | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | Lawrence Swainson of Otley (b 1681, d 1735) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Judith | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Thomas Swainson (b 10.03.1718, dsp bur 047.12.1775, vicar of Bourne) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Elizabeth Swainson | ||||||||||||||
| m. Walter Priest (vicar of Skipton) | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Caroline Swainson | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Swainson (son of Thomas & Catherine) @@ above | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Anne Swainson | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Geldart | |||||||||||||||
| v.+ | 2 sons + 1 daughter | ||||||||||||||
| B.+ | 2 daughters | ||||||||||||||
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| Christopher Swainson of High House, Hawkshead, Lancashire (d 1722) | |||||||||||||||
| m. (1692) Agnes Sawrey (b 1660, d 1703, dau/heir of Henry Sawley of High House, widow of William Jackson of Elterwater) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | John Swainson of High House | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1721) Margaret Kirkby | |||||||||||||||
| A. | James Swainson of High House (d 1805) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sarah | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Isaac Swainson (b 1781, d unm 1803) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Mary Swainson of High House (b 1764, d 1831) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Cowper of Saltcoats (b 1745, d 1818) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | John Swainson Cowper, later Cowper-Essex of High House & Oldfields in Acton (b 1796, d 1878) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Alice Wilson (d 1875, dau of William Wilson of Yealand) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Margaret Cowper (b 1793, d 1851) | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Hezekiah Essex of Acton (dsp 1848) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (1743) Lidia Towers (d 1777, dau of John Towers, widow of Edward Park) | |||||||||||||||
| B. | John Swainson of Soho & Twickenham (dsp 1812, MD & botanist) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary (b c1736, d 1806) | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | Henry Swainson (b 1698, a 1777) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1727) Hannah Lindale | |||||||||||||||
| A. | John Timothy Swainson (b 1732?, d 1780) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Waldby (b 1730, d 1782, dau/heir of William Waldby of Beverley by Elizabeth, dau of Walter Strickland of Boynton) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | John Timothy Swainson of Liverpool & Hoylake (b 1756, d 1814) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. ?? | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (1786) Frances Stanway (b 1769, d 1792, dau of Thomas Stanway of Shipbrooke) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | William Swainson (b 1789, d 1862 in Wellington, New Zealand, naturalist) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1823) Mary Parkes (b 1794, d 1835, dau of John Parkes of Warwick) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (1840) Ann Grasby (d 1868, dau of Joseph Grasby of Bawtry) | |||||||||||||||
| m3. (1793) Betty Hammerton (d 1854) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | other issue issue in Jamaica & USA | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : BLG1863 ('Swainson of Shropshire and Lancashire'), BLG1952 ('Swainson formerly of Wistanstow')
(2) For lower section : 'The Pedigree Register' (edited by George Sherwood, vol 1, No. 2 (September 1907), 'Swainson: Cowper: Cowper-Essex', p28+)
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