Person:Priscilla Swallow (1)

Priscilla Swallow was born on 19th April 1816 at Harpenden in Hertfordshire, daughter of Susannah Swallow, formerly Dearmer, and her husband George Swallow, a labourer. Priscilla appears in the 1841 census working as a straw plaiter and living with her mother and a three year old boy called Charles Swallow, who may have been her son, at Pimlico Row in Harpenden. Priscilla died the following year as a young woman of 25 years old, being buried at Harpenden on 6th April 1842, although the burial register says that she was living in the St Albans Union Workhouse (in the parish of St Albans St Michael) immediately prior to her death. There was also a one year old Sophia Swallow buried alongside her at Harpenden on 6th April 1842, who was also described as having lived in the workhouse.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Baptisms register, in Church of England. Harpenden Parish Registers.

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Harpenden in the County of Herts in the Year 1816
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   198	Born April 19th baptized Sept[embe]r 8th	Priscilla Daughter of	George & Susannah	Swallow	Harpenden	Labourer	Ja[me]s Jenkyn, Curate

2. ↑ 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 441; Book 4; Folio 15; Pages 24 & 25, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address	Pimlico Row, Harpenden, Hertfordshire
   Name	Sex	Age*	Implied birthdate	Occupation	Born in county?
   Susan Swallow	female	65	1771-6	Pl[aiter]	Yes
   Pricela Swallow	female	25	1811-16	Pl[aiter]	Yes
   Charles Swallow	male	3	1837/8		Yes
   *Age was supposed to be rounded down to the next multiple of five for everyone over 15.

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

   BURIALS in the Parish of Harpenden in the County of Hertford in the Year 1842
   No.	Name	Abode	When buried	Age	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   1077	Priscilla Swallow	Union Poor House St. Michaels	6th April	25 years	J.E. Johnson
   1078	Sophia Swallow	Union Poor House St. Michaels	6th April	1 year	J.E. Johnson