#23 & #37 Harriet J. Swaffield (my paternal gg-grandmother AND ggg-grandmother)

Birth

Harriet Jane Swaffield was born on July 14, 1859, to Eliza Mary Ann Copper, and Charles Swaffield, both age 28. [2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11]

Early Years

Harriet's older siblings were Mary Ann Swaffield (b, 1852), George Edward Swaffield (b. 1854), and Charles John Swaffield (b. 1856).

Harriet Jane Swaffield lived with her family in Shepherdswell, Kent, England, in 1861. [1]

Her sister Edith Phoebe was born on January 8, 1864, in Sydenham, Kent, England. 

Her brother William James was born on November 2, 1864, in Sevenoaks, Kent, England but died the following month.

Her brother Henry was born on October 4, 1866, in Chatham, Kent, England.

Her brother Thomas Richard was born on April 28, 1868, in Chatham, Kent, England.

Harriet Jane Swaffield lived with her family in Gillingham, Kent, England, in 1871. [2]

Her brother Walter Sydney was born on November 26, 1872, in Watford, Hertfordshire, England.

The 1880 Survey of homes shows that Charles was a bricklayer labourer and Henry was an errand boy.

Prior to her marriage, in April 1881 Harriet lived in Caterham, Surrey, England with her family. [3]

Marriage

Harriet Jane Swaffield married Joseph Wade in Godstone, Surrey, England, on August 1, 1881, when she was 22 years old and he was 28. [8, 11]

Family

Joseph and Harriett had nine children in 16 years. Joseph Jr. was born in 1882, Sidney Thomas (my 2nd great-grandfather) was born in November 1884, William Stanley was born in 1886, Ruby Edith was born May 4, 1889, Henry George and his twin sister May Violet were born May 13, 1892, Winnifred Glaydis (my great-grandmother) was born on July 21, 1895, Edith Phoebe Louise was born September 28, 1896, and Charles Swaffield was born on October 11, 1898.

Death of Husband

When the six youngest children were baptized on November 26, 1899 Joseph was listed as deceased, having passed away in June 1899 in London, London, England, at the age of 46. 

Harriett was left with 9 children, one of them only 8 months old. 

According to the 1900 Survey of homes in Essex county, in addition to her 9 children, Harriet's niece Alice L. Swaffield was living with them. Joseph worked as a bricklayer labourer; Sydney at the railway; and William did firing on stationary engine.

Second Marriage

Harriet Jane Swaffield was livingin Chigwell, Essex, England, on March 31, 1901 when the census was taken and was listed as a widow. [5]

Some time after that, Harriet Jane Swaffield married Timothy William Brown and they had two children together: daughter Ivy Mary was born on October 22, 1901, in England and son George Edward Swaffield was born on February 11, 1905, in Gillingham, Kent, England.

Harriet with her son George

Immigration to Canada

Harriet and Timothy immigrated to Canada in 1907. [6, 7]

They lived in Jacques-Cartier, Quebec, when the Census was taken on June 1, 1911. [6] In 1921 they are listed as living in Montreal, Quebec. [7]

Death

Harriet Jane Swaffield died around March 1926, in Montréal, Quebec, when she was 66 years old.

My Twisted Tree
Harriet Jane Swaffield (1859-1926) is my 2nd great-grandmother
Her daughter Winnifred Glaydis Wade (1895 - 1975) is my great-grandmother
Her daughter Ruby Elizabeth Napper (1927 - 1995) is my grandmother

Harriet Swaffield is also:
the mother of Sidney Thomas Wade (1884 - 1961), my 2nd great-grandfather
His daughter Ruby Elizabeth Rosina Wade (1904 - 1983) is my great-grandmother
Her son Marlen Sidney M. (1928 - 2017) is my grandfather

So Harriet Swaffield is my 3rd great-grandmother and my 2nd great-grandmother.

Which also makes my Dad my uncle.

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Sources:

1. 1861 England Census

2. 1871 England Census

3. 1881 England Census

4. 1891 England Census

5. 1901 England Census

6. 1911 Census of Canada

7. 1921 Census of Canada

8. England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

9. England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915

10. England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

11. England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973

12. Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1912