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5 x Great Grandparents
William was born about 1734 in Lidgate, Suffolk. He married twice, our family descends from his son Henry of his second marriage. His first marriage was to Elizabeth Hampshire on 11 Apr 1767 (2) in Dullingham, Cambridgeshire. William bac of Brinkley, Elizabeth Ramsher Witnesses Joseph Clayton and Mary Blackwell.
Elizabeth Hampshire was born about 1746 (no baptism in Dullingham or Burrough Green)
William and Elizabeth had 4 children
William Swan Baptised 20 Apri 1769 in Dullingham Sarah Swan Baptised 28 Aug 1771 in Burrough Green (1) James Swan Baptised 18 May 1773 in Burrough Green (1) John Swan Baptised 25 Aug 1777 in Burrough Green (1)
Elizabeth died on 9 Oct 1779 in Burrough Green. After her death, William married again. His second marriage was to Unity Shearman on 10 Oct 1780 (1) in Burrough Green, Cambridgeshire.
Unity Shearman born about 1755 - approximate from the age given at the time of her death. (no baptism in Burrough Green or Dullingham)
William and Unity had 9 children.
Henry Swan * Baptised 28 Oct 1781 in Burrough Green (1) Elizabeth Swan * Baptised 21 Mar 1783 in Burrough Green (1) Jonathan Swan Baptised 20 Feb 1785 in Burrough Green (1) Phoebe Swan Baptised 21 May 1786 in Burrough Green (1) - Died 14 Feb 1809 aged 22 years (2) Rachel Swan Baptised 2 Dec 1787 in Burrough Green (1) - Died 23 Apr 1805 - aged 17 years (2) Judith Swan * Batpised 8 Feb 1789 in Burrough Green (1) Charles Swan * Baptised 7 Nov 1790 in Burrough Green (1) David Swan * Baptised 14 Oct 1792 in Burrough Green (1) Nathan Swan Baptised 17 Aug 1794 buried 8 Jan1809, died 6 Jan 1809 in Burrough Green (1) * has own page
William died on 27 May 1831 in Burrough Green, aged 97 (2) Unity died on 10 Oct 1840 (2)in Burrough Green aged 85
SWAN GROUP - There is a group of people who are working together on this family - if you are connected to the Swan family or their extended family and want to contact the group, send me an email and I will put you in touch.
Sources (1) Burrough Green Parish Records (2) Dullingham Parish Records Page last updated 25 Nov 2008 Contact - Jacky Hockridge - juljacho@aol.com ***************************************************