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Thomas Swanley powerloom tenter1,2

M, #6869, b. circa 1854, d. 9 July 1937
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Pedigree
Last Edited: 18 Jun 2020

Parents:

Father*: Renwick Swanley stationer master2
Mother*: Janet Doig2

Census & Directory Entries

Head of Household5 April 1891He was listed as head of household along with spouse Isabella Kinnear powerloom weaver in the 1891 census at Coupar Street, Lochee, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Thomas     Swinley     Head     Married     Male     36     1855     Powerloom Foreman     Scoonie, Fife, Scotland
Isabella     Swinley     Wife     Married     Female     30     1861     -     Scoonie, Fife, Scotland
Isabella     Swinley     Daughter     -     Female     6     1885     Scholar     Liff, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Jessie     Swinley     Daughter     -     Female     4     1887     -     Liff, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Mary     Swinley     Daughter     -     Female     0     1891     -     Liff, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Weemyes     Kinnear     Visitor     Unmarried     Male     41     1850     Baker     Scoonie, Fife, Scotland; also in the household were Isabella Mason Swanley, Jessie Doig Swanley, Mary K Swanley and Wemyss Kinnear baker.4
Head of Household31 March 1901He was listed as head of household along with spouse Isabella Kinnear powerloom weaver in the 1901 census at 76 Coupar Street, Lochee, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Thomas     Swinley     Head     Married     Male     47     1854     Factory Overseer     Leven, Fife, Scotland
Isabella     Swinley     Wife     Married     Female     40     1861     -     Leven, Fife, Scotland
Isabella M     Swinley     Daughter     Single     Female     16     1885     Jute Weaver     Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Jessie Dug     Swinley     Daughter     Single     Female     14     1887     Jute Weaver     Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Mary K     Swinley     Daughter     Single     Female     10     1891     Scholar     Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Thomas R     Swinley     Son     Single     Male     7     1894     Scholar     Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland; also in the household were Isabella Mason Swanley, Jessie Doig Swanley, Mary K Swanley and Thomas R Swanley.5
Head of Household31 March 1911He was listed as head of household along with spouse Isabella Kinnear powerloom weaver in the 1911 census at 9 Muirton Road, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . 4 rooms with windows, 6 persons in household;
Thomas Swanley, head, 57, mar, jute weaving foreman, jute factory, worker, b Fife Leven;
Isabella, wife, 50, mar 27 years 4 children born 4 still alive, b Fife, Leven;
Bella M, daur, 26, weaver, jute factory, worker, b Forfar Dundee;
Jessie, daur, 24, weaver, jute factory, worker, b Forfar Dundee;
Mary K, daur, 20, clerkess, mercantile jute manufactory, worker, b Forfar Dundee;
Thomas R, son, 17, bannk clerk, worker, b Forfar Dundee
; also in the household were Isabella Mason Swanley, Jessie Doig Swanley, Mary K Swanley and Thomas R Swanley.6

Family:

Isabella Kinnear powerloom weaver b. 25 Sep 1860, d. 17 Feb 1950

Children:

Isabella Mason Swanley5 b. 1885, d. 15 May 1949
Jessie Doig Swanley+1 b. 1886, d. 26 Jul 1919
Mary K Swanley5 b. 1891
Thomas R Swanley5 b. 1894

Citations

  1. [S40] CPT via email [Jun 2020].
  2. [S64] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), Statutory Marriage 1883 Lochee 282/5 52 image held [Jun 2020].
  3. [S64] General Record Office for Scotland, Statutory Marriage 1883 Lochee 282/5 52 image held [Jan 2010][Jun 2020].
  4. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription:
    1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census
    Coupar Street, Liff, Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [Jun 2020].
  5. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription:
    1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census
    76, Coupar Street, Dundee, Liff, Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [Jun 2020].
  6. [S47] Ancestry.com Ancestry Public Member Trees, Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2006;, Ancestry member RWS Miller1 [Jun 2020].