Kent look ups Henry Swan birth

[Barbara F]

Shauna
As the Swan family seems to come from Bredgar and Jane from Stockbury you may be interested in a CD available from the Kent Family History Society which covers both parishes - CD19. See
http://www.kfhs.org.uk/
These parishes do not seem to be covered by the IGI.
Alternatively you could check whether the LDs have filmed the PRs.
Barbara

[quirk_cantwell]

I'm not sure what the LDs is
Shauna

[Barbara F]

Sorry Shauna
LDS - Latter Day Saints.
If you look on the family search site
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Home/News/frameset_news.asp
 click on "Library" and then "Family History Centres" and you should be able to find your nearest LDS centre.
The LDS have filmed some parish registers that are not on the IGI.
You can check by clicking on the link to the "Family History Library Catalogue".
If you want to view a film and you need to contact your centre so that they can order it if necessary, there is usually a small charge I believe.
Hope this helps.
Barbara

[quirk_cantwell]

Thanks Barbara every little bit helps
Shauna

[Alta]

Shauna

Have you found your Swans?  If not, I may be able to help.

Alta

[quirk_cantwell]

Hi Alta,
I have a possible birth for Henry 23/12/1827 not confirmed.
I have not found anything on Samuel Swan ( b abt 1785) or his wife Jane (unknown). I would be most grateful if you can add anything to my findings.
Shauna from Australia

[Alta]

Shauna
Bredgar records has Henry Swan bap Dec 23 1827 to Samuel and Jane - no marriage in Bredgar . Samuel was bap Bredgar Jan 18 1784  -to Samuel and Elizabeth . A Samuel Swan married Elizabeth Clark Nov 9 1783.
Henry's older brother Samuel  also went to Australia. Send me a PM if you would like further info as his story has been recorded .
Alta

[quirk_cantwell]

Hi Alta, Thats fantastic . Your info confirms Henry's birth and parents and gives me his grandparents. Unreal!! I did not know he had an older brother Samuel so would be most interested to find out his details and will send you a PM. It is interesting that you said Samuel's mother was a Clark as I saw someone's post on ancestry.com that said Jane was a Clark also. Maybe they got the two confused.
Many thanks
Shauna

[grandarog]

Hi Shauna, I realise this is an old post and you may already know all of the following.
 However as I was born at Tunstall, I have researched a lot of the village folks history,s.

Your Henry Swan was one of twelve children born to Samuel Swan Born c 1790 died 22/4/1861 and Jane (nee Clarke) born Stockbury Kent 1790 died 13/10/1876. Both buried at Bredgar Kent.

You may already know that one of Henry's Siblings - Samuel Swan born 1811 was a naughty lad and was sentenced to "be transported beyond the seas for the term of his natural life" (transported to Australia) by  Kent azzizes following his trial on 10 March 1834 for Stealing Five Bushells of Wheat value 30 shillings and Two sacks of Wheat value 4 shillings .from his employer George Baker a Farmer of Tunstall (next village to Bredgar). As there were four witnesses and his records describe him as an illiterate protestant farm labourer it would appear he maybe wasn't as clever as he thought.
Apparently, according to data on the internet, he did very well in Australia where he married  and sponsored quite a few of his relatives to emigrate and settle there. Your Henry being one presumably. Samuel died  aged 69 at Sale, Victoria. on the 11/12/1880:
                                                                  Regards Roger