Brief Life History of Thomas
When Thomas Swanson was born on 30 June 1838, in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, James Swanson, was 29 and his mother, Catherine Munro, was 24. He lived in Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1851. In 1871, at the age of 33, his occupation is listed as clothier in St. Andrews, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom. He died after 1871.
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Family Time Line
Sources (4)
- Thos Swanson in household of James Swanson, "Scotland Census, 1851"
- James Swanson, "Scotland Census, 1871"
- James Swanson, "Scotland Census, 1841"
Parents and Siblings
1809–1869 Male
1813–1865 Female
Siblings (6)
1838–1871 Male
1840–1924 Male
1841–1927 Male
1844–1917 Female
1846– Male
+1 More Child
World Events (5)
1843
Age 5
1843 · The Disruption in the Church of Scotland
Age 5
1854 · Great North of Scotland Railway
Age 16
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nils, Nels, Sven, Lars, Thor, Helmer, Iver, Alf, Astrid, Eskil, Hilmer.
Americanized form of Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, and North German Svensson , and Norwegian and Danish Svensen or Svendsen , cognates of 1.
Scottish (Caithness) and English: from the Middle English and Older Scots personal name Swan, an Anglicized form of Old Norse Sveinn (from sveinn ‘lad’), + -son. In northern England, Middle English Swanson was in fact an occasional variant of Swainson . In some cases the name may also arise from Middle English swan(e), swon(e) ‘swineherd, peasant, male servant’ (Old English swān) + -son, but this is unlikely to be the usual origin. See Swan .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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