Probably the son of John Swindell and Cecilia Anna Maria Bronton Sparkes, probably born in Suffolk about 1827
Married Marian Creegan on the 26th of July 1859 in Stoke Damerel, Devon
Child
Ellen Marian Sparkes, baptised on the 18th of July 1860 at the Garrison Chapel, Devonport, Devon
Died in 1860 in Plymouth
1 Private communication. John Swindale was a Sergeant in the Royal Artillery
2 In view of the middle name 'Sparkes' given to John's daughter it seems likely therefore that he was a son of John and Cecilia passing on 'Sparkes' as a middle name, as was the middle name of his probable brother Thomas. However he was a Sergeant in the Royal Artillery when he died which means he could not have been born after 1841. The sequence of births in the 1841 census leaves no gap for John but he could have been a first-born, away with his father in 1841 or at school. Not found in 1841 or 1851 census.