Person:George Swallow (3)

George Swallow was baptised on 19th July 1772 at Kimpton in Hertfordshire, son of Elizabeth Swallow, formerly Wilds, and her husband John Swallow, a tailor. When George was only about eighteen months old, his father died.

On 25th July 1797, aged 25, George married Susan Dearmer at the neighbouring parish of Wheathampstead. After their marriage they moved to the neighbouring parish of Harpenden, where they had eight children baptised between 1797 and 1816, although three died as babies or young children, and the youngest died as a young woman of 25. George was described as a labourer on the baptisms of some of his children. Back in Kimpton, George's mother died in 1801.

George lived to be 64 years old. He was buried on 7th June 1837 at Harpenden. Susannah survived him by thirteen years.

1. ↑ Church of England. Kimpton Parish Registers.

   Baptis[e]d in the Year 1772: George son of John & Eliz[abet]h Swallow July the 19th

2. ↑ Burials register, in Church of England. Harpenden Parish Registers.

   BURIALS in the Parish of Harpenden in the County of Hertford in the Year 1837
   No. 884
   Name: George Swaller
   Abode: Harpenden
   When buried: 7th June
   Age: 61 years
   By whom the Ceremony was performed: J.E. Johnson