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James Swift

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James Swift (c1842-1904)

c.1842 Born in Wigan

1871 James Swift 28, engine turner, lived in Chorlton with Sarah Swift 29, William Swift 5, John Charles Swift 3[1]

1881 James Swift 38, Secretary To Steam Engine Makers Society, lived in Chorlton with Sarah Swift 40, William Swift 15, James Swift 8, Sarah Swift 6, Mary A. Swift 2[2]

1895 Appointed a Justice of the Peace for the City of Manchester,

1901 Living at 553 Stockport Road, Longsight, Manchester: James Swift (age 58 born Wigan), General Secretary to Trade Union. With his wife Sarah, son James Swift (age 29 born Manchester), Book Binder, and two daughters.[3]

1902 Secretary to the Steam Engine Makers' Society.

1904 March 07th. He died suddenly, of 553 Stockport Road, Longsight, Manchester.[4][5]

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Sources of Information

  1. ↑ 1871 census
  2. ↑ 1881 census
  3. ↑ 1901 Census
  4. ↑ The Engineer 1904/03/11
  5. ↑ Bolton Evening News - Tuesday 08 March 1904
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