John Swindle
Son of George Swindle and Elizabeth Miller baptised 5 April 1819 in Gateshead, County, Durham
Married Ann Elizabeth Watson on 27 September 1846 in Medomsley 2, County Durham (Registered at Durham)
Children
? Elizabeth Ann, born c. 1845 4
John James, born about 1847 in Biddick, County Durham
George, born 1851 in Trimdon Grange, County Durham
Charles Henry, born c.1854 4
Mary Ann, born 1858, Victoria, Australia 4
Charlotte, born 1860, Victoria, Australia 4
William, born/died before 1866 4
Elizabeth, born/died before 1866 4
George, born 1866, Victoria, Australia 4
Emigrated to Australia in 1857 on the vessel "Red Jacket". The family is known to have been at Scotchman's Lead 1858-1862?, then at Wombat Flat, Daylesford 1866-1870. 4
Died 12 September 1890
Notes
1 In the 1851 census for Trimdon, Durham, John Swindle from Heworth aged 33 is married to an Ann with the eldest child 4 years old.
2 Medomsley is approximately 2 miles north of Consett. (Joseph Swindale, married to Mary Watson, moved from Allendale to Castleside, 2 miles SW of Consett around 1846)
3 Biddick is a few miles north of Houghton le Spring, the birthplace of John's mother, Ann.
4 Information supplied in by Wendy Swingle in an e-mail. Elizabeth Ann appears to have been born before John and Ann's marriage and is not listed on the 1851 census. Could she in fact be, for example, a niece or should the age of (12) on arrival be 12 months?
Also on the same ship to Australia was George Swindle, aged 30. This cannot be John's brother since he emigrated, also in 1857, to North America with his family. ?Could he have gone on to America from Australia - unlikely.
5From: "wendy j gatehouse" <polo21@bigpond.com>
Subject: SWINDLE - Daylesford 1866-
Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2001 14:45:34 +1100
Hi Listers I am new to this list. I am researching surname
SWINDLE. I know the family was at WOMBAT FLAT, Daylesford in
December 1866. I believe they arrived VIC on the Red Jacket,
1857.
Father: John SWINDLE,
Mother: Ann Elizabeth (Watson),
Children: John James, George, Charles Henry, Elizabeth Ann (all
born in UK)
at least 5 other children were born in VIC. Three survived -
Charlate b.1859, Mary Ann b.1861 and George b. Wombat Flat,
Daylesford, 1866.
Ann Elizabeth Swindle died 25 December 1870.
An inquest found she this poor unfortunate soul died of alcohol
poisoning. I am assuming all inquests would be written up in the
local newspapers. If SKS could check these for me I would be
eternally grateful. I am particularly interested in the eldest
son John James SWINDLE. At the time of his mother's death he
would have been abt. 22/23yo. I suspect he wasn't in Daylesford
at the time because his younger brother, Charles gave the info
on the mother's death certificate. Could anyone suggest how I
might find his whereabouts from any records of the period? I
hope I haven't taken up too much space on my first visit. Kind
regards Wendy in QLD
From: Patricia Jungwirth <tricia.j@aardvark.net.au>
Subject: Re: SWINDLE - Daylesford 1866- Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2001 19:13:45 +1100
Hi, Welcome aboard, I had a look at the Victorian indexes - the only births I found for
Father: John SWINDLE, Mother: Ann Elizabeth (Watson) were:
Mary born 1859, place: Lucky Woman, index:19295 and
John born 1867, place: Daylesford index:7733, so would you
please supply the index nos. so I may retrace my steps? anyhow -
you mention a George and a John James being born in England -
well I found 2 marriages - where birth place was listed as
Cumberland - one for a John SWINDLE, born Cumberland to an Ann
SMEATON in 1876, index 289. one for a George SWINDLE born
Cumberland to an Ann Treloar in 1878 index 1707 I found other
things - but back to your John?? Does the birthplace fit with
your info?? if so then maybe this John Swindle is your John
James Swindle?? anyhow - would you perhaps help out a little by
letting on what you know about the siblings - Mary - possibly
not married but had a child in 1883?? Ann Elizabeth junior -
married Charles Wilson, Charles Henry and spouse Sarah Jane
Weldon?? good luck Robert