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William Henry Swainland

William Henry Swainland

Male 1880 - 1916  (35 years)

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  • Name William Henry Swainland  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
    Born 2 Sep 1880  Poplar, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 7, 10
    Gender Male 
    unknown 289994  [3
    Residence 1881  14 Suffolk Street, Poplar, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1881  14 Suffolk Street, Poplar, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Relationship to Head: Son Age: 6 months 
    Residence 1891  St Saviours, Poplar, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    Age: 10; EnumerationDistrict: 10; RegistrationDistrict: Poplar; SubRegistrationDistrict: Poplar; RelationToHead: Son 
    unknown 14 Sep 1903  [3
    Age: 23 
    Occupation 1905  19 Randall's Market, Poplar, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Firewood Dealer 
    Residence Poplar, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence Poplar, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1905  London, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1905  London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    StreetAddress: 19 Randalls market, Poplar E; Occupation: Firewood Dealer 
    Died 8 Jan 1916  Flanders, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4, 12
    • Killed in Action - Battle of the Somme, France
    Buried Aft 8 Jan 1916  Festubert, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I13325  So Many Generations
    Last Modified 21 Feb 2021 

    Father George John Swainland,   b. 6 Jan 1849, Limehouse, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Emma Bevan,   b. Abt 1846, Sheerness, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 18 Jun 1871  St Thomas, Stepney, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F4125  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Maria Upton,   b. 12 Sep 1880, Poplar, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. London, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Jul-Aug-Sep 1904  Poplar, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [14, 15
    Children 
    +1. Florence Maud Winifred Swainland,   b. 22 Nov 1904, Bromley Bow Common, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Apr 1993, Redbridge, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)  [natural]
     2. May Victoria "Maissie" Swainland,   b. 1 May 1908, Polar, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Apr-May-Jun 1984, Havering, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)  [natural]
    +3. Maud Elizabeth Swainland,   b. 2 Dec 1909, Bromley Bow Common, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 1991, Rossendale, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)  [natural]
    +4. Doris Minnie "Dolly" Swainland,   b. 13 Apr 1911, Poplar, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jan 1997, Canterbury, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 21 Feb 2021 
    Family ID F3968  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    SWAINLAND William b1880 Military 1914
    SWAINLAND William b1880 Military 1914

  • Sources 
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      Record for Pvt W H Swainland

    2. [S3068] Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929, National Army Museum; Chelsea, London, England; Soldiers' Effects Records, 1901-60; NAM Accession Number: 1991-02-333; Record Number Ranges: 245501-247000; Reference: 116.

    3. [S3069] UK, Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services, 1848-1939, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services; Class: ADM 188; Piece: 466.
      Record for William Henry Swainland

    4. [S3070] UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919, Military-Genealogy.com, comp, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;).
      Record for William Henry Swainland

    5. [S3071] Web: UK, Royal Marines Registers of Service Index, 1842-1925, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;).

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    10. [S3072] Index to Civil Birth Registration in England and Wales, 1837-1915, Registrar General, (Name: General Register Office; Location: London, England; Date: 2006;).
      Record for William Henry Swainland

    11. [S3073] London, England, City Directories, 1736-1943, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2018;), London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London City Directories.
      Record for William Swainland

    12. [S3074] UK, WWI Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2018;), Western Front Association; London, England; Pension Record Cards; Reference: 175/0902/SUT-SWA.

    13. [S507] 1891 Census of UK England, Gloucestershire; Online Archives, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 331; Folio: 32; Page: 58; GSU roll: 6095441.
      Record for Wm Swoverland (William Swainland)

    14. [S3075] 1911 Census of UK England, Middlesex; Online Archives, Class: RG14; Piece: 1702.

    15. [S925] England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915, FreeBMD, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;).