Facts and Events
Susan Swallow was born on 2nd November 1840 at Wheathampstead in Hertfordshire, daughter of a straw plaiter named Elizabeth Swallow, formerly Catline, and her husband William Swallow, an agricultural labourer. Susan appears with her parents and siblings in the 1841 census living at Gustard Wood, a hamlet in the north of Wheathampstead parish. She has yet to be researched after 1841.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Baptisms register, in Church of England. Wheathampstead Parish Registers. (Hertford: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies).
BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Wheathampstead in the County of Hertford in the Year 1840 | No. | When Baptized | Child's Christian Name | Parent's Name | Abode | Quality, Trade, or Profession | By whom the Ceremony was performed | Christian | Surname | 1369 | Born Novemb[er] 2 Baptized Novem[be]r 29 | Susan daughter of | William & Elizabeth | Swallow | Wheathamstead | Laborer | D. Yonge, Officiating Minister |
- ↑ England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom: The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.) Class HO107; Piece 442; Book 8; Folio 30; Page 22, 6 Jun 1841.
Address | Gustardwood, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire | Name | Sex | Age* | Implied birthdate | Occupation | Born in county? | William Swallow | male | 30 | 1806-11 | Ag Lab | Yes | Elizabeth Swallow | female | 30 | 1806-11 | S Pl | Yes | George Swallow | female | 9 | 1831/2 | | Yes | Mary Swallow | female | 8 | 1832/3 | | Yes | Thomas Swallow | male | 4 | 1836/7 | | Yes | Susan Swallow | female | 7 months | 1840 | | Yes | * next household * | | | | | | Sarah Swallow | female | 70 | 1766-1771 | Widow | Yes | Eliza Swallow | female | 8 | 1832/3 | | Yes | *Age was supposed to be rounded down to the next multiple of five for everyone over 15. |
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