Brief Life History of Mary H.
When Mary H. Swift was born on 22 May 1875, in Calverton, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Swift, was 46 and her mother, Harriet Stevenson, was 34. She lived in Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom in 1891 and Bury, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1939. She died in 1942, at the age of 67.
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Sources (4)
- Mary Swift in household of John Swift, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- Legacy NFS Source: Mary H. Swift - Government record: birth-name: Mary Swift
- Mary H Swift in household of John R (M) Barnes, "England and Wales National Register, 1939"
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World Events (8)
1878 · Bacup Natural History Society
The Bacup Natural History Society was established in 1878 in Lancashire. It holds a collection of over 4,000 photos, slides, and documents. It holds many different artifacts from military to fossils.
1884
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
1901 · East Lancashire Royal Engineers
The East Lancashire Royal Engineers was a group of volunteers in a unit of Britian's Royal Engineers. They were started in Manchester in 1901. They fought on the western front during WWI and were part of the Dunkirk Evacuation during WWII.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): nickname for a rapid runner, from Middle English swift ‘swift, fleet’ (Old English swift), or else from the Middle English personal name Swift (Old English Swift).
Irish: when not the English name, an Anglicization (part translation) of Gaelic Ó Fuada which is based on fuad ‘haste’ (see Foody ).
Americanized form of some similar (like-sounding) Jewish name.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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