Liverpool & South West Lancashire FHS - Forum

Hello Education Officer, John, son of Thomas and Elizabeth 1786 - 1815 was the John I had thought was mine until I found his death date which made me look again. Then I found he had the 'wrong' wife. And now I have met through Ancestry the g. g. g. grand-daughter of Thomas Swain of Denison St. who o...

Hello Tina, Thanks for all that info. I agree the spelling goes from with an e or without whatever the vicar or census taker thought of at the time!! What I am looking for are the parents of John SWAIN/E or even some brothers and sisters. I have spent years putting together this tree and now I'm out...

Last month I had a very nasty shock! :shock: I thought the parents of John SWAIN (1798) were Thomas and Betty/Elizabeth Waller BUT I now find that I could be wrong which makes my whole tree suspect. The lady who contacted me seems to be correct. I am sure about John SWAIN 1798 - 1844. I know he marr...