FAMILY HISTORY: SWARBRICK
THE MARRIAGE OF GEORGE LEO & ELLEN SWARBRICK:
| GROOM: | |
| Name: George Leo Swarbrick, bachelor, age 25, brass moulder, of 44 Holstein Street, Preston | |
| Father: George Stanislaus Swarbrick, cotton cloth looker | |
| Mother: Ellen Boocock | |
| Birthdate: 6 July 1879 | |
| Birthplace: Preston, Lancashire, England | |
| BRIDE: | |
| Name: Ellen Blackburn, spinster, age 27, cotton weaver, of Riverview Terrace, Penwortham | |
| Father: Thomas Blackburn, water inspector | |
| Mother: Jane Hindle | |
| Birthdate: 27 December 1877 | |
| Birthplace: Preston, Lancashire, England | |
| THEIR WEDDING: |  |
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| Date: 4 December 1905, by certificate | |||
| Place: St. Wilfrid's Catholic Chapel | |||
| Location: Preston, Lancashire, England | |||
| Priest: Father George Fitzpatrick | |||
| Witnesses: Richard Swarbrick of 44 Holstein Street, Preston | (Click on image to see larger photo) | ||
| Jane Blackburn of Riverview Terrace, Penwortham | |||
| THEIR FOUR CHILDREN: | ||||||||
| Horace Swarbrick | Born: | c. | 1906 | (infant) | ||||
| Cyril Swarbrick | Born: | 20 | Sep | 1907 | (infant) | |||
| Helen Elsie Swarbrick | Born: | 8 | Aug | 1911 | Her Life | |||
| Leslie Swarbrick | Born: | 20 | May | 1918 | ||||
| DEATHS: | ||||||||
| Horace Swarbrick | [10 mos] | Buried: | 1 | Apr | 1907 | |||
| Cyril Swarbrick | [ 3 yrs] | Died: | 6 | Jul | 1911 | |||
| Ellen Swarbrick (Mrs) | [70 yrs] | Died: | 14 | Feb | 1948 | |||
| George Leo Swarbrick | [79 yrs] | Died: | 21 | Aug | 1958 | |||
| Leslie Swarbrick | [75 yrs] | Died: | 7 | Sep | 1993 | |||
| Helen Elsie Banks (Mrs.) | [92 yrs] | Died: | 1 | Jan | 2004 | |||
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | The Registrar who recorded their marriage was a J.T. Swarbrick. |
| 2: | George Leo was known to his family as Leo, Helen was known as Ellen or Nellie, and Helen Elsie was always known to her friends and family as Elsie. |
| 3: | Horace was born in Barrow-in-Furness and died in Preston, Cyril was born in Preston and died in Tacoma, Washington, USA, and Elsie was born in Tacoma and died in Penwortham. |
| 4: | The above wedding photo was kindly provided by the late Elsie (Swarbrick) Banks. |
| 5: | The above information is taken from a contemporary copy of the marriage certificate, and the personal recollections of my dear cousin Elsie. |
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