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Descendents of Henry Swan (1773 - before 1851)
and Elizabeth Russell (ca. 1783 - 22 Jan 1870)

Third Immigrant Generation Continued...
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31. Robert Taylor "Bob" Swan . Son of Alexander Swan & Mary Taylor. Born 2 Apr 1847 in England. Died 23 Aug 1940 in Denman Island, BC.

    From BC Vital Statistics, Robert Taylor Swan died 23 Aug 1940, age 93 years, Denman Island, BC.

 

1922 photograph of (from left to right) brothers Henry (b 18 Jun 1845, d 1 Feb 1923), Robert (b 2 Apr 1847, d 23 Aug 1947) with his wife Charlotte Worden (b. 12 Jan 1853, d 21 Jan 1932) and James Swan (b 2 Apr 1849, d 28 Sep 1925). Medium Sized Pop-up Image 700 X 418 jpeg; 114 k; 72 dpi Full Sized Pop-up Image 2264 X 1567 jpeg; 1810 k; 180 dpi

 

    From newspaper obituary - 1940:

    Robert T. Swan Died Denman Island, BC

    Born at Tweedside, NB, 94 Years Ago--West West at Early Age

    Harvey Station, Sept 11 -- Relatives here have received word of the death of Robert T. Swan, a former resident of Tweedside, which occurred on Friday, August 23rd at his home at Denman Island, BC, at the age of 94 years.   He had been bed ridden for the past year and a half and his death was not unexpected.

    Mr Swan was worn in Scotland at the border town of Berwick-on-

Tweed on April 3rd, 1847, coming with his parents to New Brunswick at the age of three years.

    In June 1874, he left New Brunswick for New Westminister, BC, where he obtained work as a miner, later going to Comox and engaging in lumbering, the mining project having failed.   His wife, formerly Charlotte Worden, of Bayswater, NB, joined him there in January, 1878.   At that time they moved to Denman Island, then a community of but six families.   He quickly identified himself as a leader, helping to erect the first church, and acting as a school trustee for many years.   For 22 years he was postmaster, the post office being at the wharf where the boats dumped off the bags.   During the time he held this office not one complaint was registered against him.

    He looked after the ballot boxes at elections for 30 years and had long been known as the Grand Old Man of Denman Island.

    A serious operation brought an end to his active life, on the farm and in the community.   He was a keen reader and kept in touch with world affairs through newspapers and books until his eye sight failed.

    The death of his wife eight years ago was a great blow to him and he had never had quite the same keen interest in all that went on around him, since that time.   He is survived by four sons, A. H. in Port Alberni, BC; James Swan, W. S. Swan of Denman Island; Robert of Glendale, Calif.; two daughters, Mrs W. Fulton of Denman Island and Mrs M. Wade of Ladner, BC; twenty-four grandchildren and nineteen great grandchildren.

    The funeral took place on Monday, August 26th from the residence of his son, W. S. Swan with whom he had lived for some years.   The pallbearers were James Swan, A. H. Swan, W. S. Swan, Henry Piercy and Wesley Piercy.   The service was conducted by Rev. A. Leslie of Union Bay.

    Mr Swan had a great many relatives and friends in Tweedside where he was well known, having made several visits to New Brunswick.

    Edmund, Wilbert, Stephen and James R. Swan of Tweedside, Clarence and Roy Swan of McAdam, are nephews, and Mrs Albert Hay of West Saint John, Mrs Charles Coburn and Mrs Matthew Coburn of Brownville Jct., Me., are nieces.   Mrs Thomas Burrell and John E. Coburn of Harvey and James Piercy, Sr., of McAdam are cousins.

    He married Charlotte Elizabeth Worden, 18 Jun 1874 in York Co., NB By Joseph McLeod, Free Baptist . Born 12 Jan 1853 in Bayswater, NB. Died 21 Jan 1932 in Denman Island, BC.

    From NB Reporter, 24 June 1874:   "Married Fredericton city, 18th inst., by Rev. Joseph McLeod, Miss Charlotte E. Worden, Fredericton and Robert Swan of Manners Sutton."

    They had the following children:

  156   i.   Alexander Hartford "Sandy" Swan

  157   ii.   Mary Elizabeth "Minnie" Swan

  158   iii.   Ella Annetta "Nettie" Swan

  159   iv.   Isaac Hayden Swan

  160   v.   James Henry William "Jim" Swan

  161   vi.   Iza Hayden Swan

  162   vii.   Robert Alfred Baikie "Robbie" Swan

  163   viii.   Amanda Malvina "Vina" Swan

  164   ix.   William Sinkerson Yates "Sinky" Swan

  165   x.   Franklin Herbert Taylor Swan

32. James T. Swan . Son of Alexander Swan & Mary Taylor. Born 2 Apr 1849 in England. Died 28 Sep 1925 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Occupation Farmer.

    Ref: Jocelean Swan Hall and Margaret Swan Crozier, "The Swan Family", 1980.

 

1922 photograph of (from left to right) brothers Henry (b 18 Jun 1845, d 1 Feb 1923), Robert (b 2 Apr 1847, d 23 Aug 1947) with his wife Charlotte Worden (b. 12 Jan 1853, d 21 Jan 1932) and James Swan (b 2 Apr 1849, d 28 Sep 1925). Medium Sized Pop-up Image 700 X 418 jpeg; 114 k; 72 dpi Full Sized Pop-up Image 2264 X 1567 jpeg; 1810 k; 180 dpi

 

    He married Jessie Cleghorn Wood, daughter of Peter Wood & Mary Moffitt, 22 Jan 1878. Born 30 Jan 1858 in Harvey. Died 14 Mar 1916. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.

    Jessie died 14 Mar 1916, age 58 yrs. 1 mo. 14 days.

    They had the following children:

  166   i.   Wilbert Alexander Swan

  167   ii.   Russell Peter Swan

  168   iii.   Edmond Stephen Swan

  169   iv.   Mary Elizabeth "Pearl" Swan

33. Mary Swan . Daughter of Alexander Swan & Mary Taylor. Born 18 Dec 1851 in Tweedside. Christen 23 Mar 1852 in St. Paul's Church Records, Fredericton. Died 9 Oct 1853 in Tweedside. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.

34. Alexander "Sandy" Swan . Son of Alexander Swan & Elizabeth "Bess" Dryden. Born 5 Jan 1859 in Tweedside. Died 16 Dec 1936 in St. Stephen Hospital. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Occupation Farmer. Religion Presbyterian.

    Copied from newspaper obituary (1936):

    Alexander Swan

    Harvey Station, York Co., Dec 26 -- The death of Alexander Swan, Tweedside, occurred at Chipman Memorial Hospital, St. Stephen, recently.   Mr Swan had a foot amputated and did not recover.   He was born at Tweedside in 1860.   He lived there all his life and was a prominent farmer.   He had a keen sense of humor and was greatly respected by all who knew him.   His wife died 15 years ago.   Surviving are two daughters, Mrs Matthew Coburn and Mrs Charles Coburn, Brownville Junction, Me., and three sons, Roy and Clarence, McAdam, and Stephen, on the homestead, and 14 grandchildren.

    Rev. R. J. Kirkland officiated at the funeral, which was held from Knox Presbyterian Church.   The pallbearers were his three sons and Wilbert Swan, E. S. Swan and James Swan.   Interment was made in the Harvey Cemetery.

    He married Annie Burrell, daughter of Isaac Burrell & Elizabeth Nesbitt, 16 Nov 1887 in York Co., NB By J. A. McLean, Presbyterian . Born 23 May 1862 in Tweedside. Died 6 May 1920. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.

    Witnesses to marriage were Alex Swan and Isaac Burrell.

    They had the following children:

  170   i.   Alexander "Roy" Swan

  171   ii.   Isaac Burrell Swan

  172   iii.   Infant Daughter Swan

  173   iv.   William "Stephen" Russell Swan

  174   v.   Clarence Kelley Swan

  175   vi.   Elizabeth "Alice" Swan

  176   vii.   Margaret Ann Kelley "Maggie" Swan

35. Stephen Swan . Son of Alexander Swan & Elizabeth "Bess" Dryden. Born 9 May 1860 in Tweedside. Died 17 Apr 1861 in Tweedside. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.

36. Stephen (No. 2) Swan . Son of Alexander Swan & Elizabeth "Bess" Dryden. Born 12 Nov 1861 in Tweedside. Died 24 Feb 1880 in Tweedside. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.

37. John Taylor Swan . Son of Alexander Swan & Elizabeth "Bess" Dryden. Born 29 Jun 1863 in Tweedside. Died 16 Oct 1865 in Tweedside. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.

    From St. John Globe, 30 Oct 1865:   "Died 16th inst., John Taylor, son of Alexander and Elizabeth Swan, age 2 years 4 months."

38. William Kelly "Bill" Swan . Son of Alexander Swan & Elizabeth "Bess" Dryden. Born 20 Apr 1865 in Tweedside. Died 23 Apr 1956 in Comox, B.C. Buried in Courtenay Civic Cemetery, Section A.

    Unmarried.   Went to British Columbia as a young man.   Lived with George Nesbitt in Courtenay.   Died on 23 Apr 1956 in Comox, BC at age 93 years (from BC Vital Statistics).

39. Mary Taylor "Mamie" Swan . Daughter of Alexander Swan & Elizabeth "Bess" Dryden. Born 13 Apr 1867 in Tweedside. Died 18 Feb 1880 in Tweedside. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.

40. John Taylor (No. 2) Swan . Son of Alexander Swan & Elizabeth "Bess" Dryden. Born 2 Mar 1869 in Tweedside. Died 24 Feb 1880 in Tweedside. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.

41. Thomas "Russell" Swan . Son of Alexander Swan & Elizabeth "Bess" Dryden. Born 16 Dec 1870 in Tweedside. Died 13 Feb 1880 in Tweedside. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.

42. Elizabeth "Alice" Swan . Daughter of Alexander Swan & Elizabeth "Bess" Dryden. Born 20 Oct 1872 in Tweedside. Died 20 Feb 1880 in Tweedside. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.

43. Sarah Bell "Winnie" Swan . Daughter of Alexander Swan & Elizabeth "Bess" Dryden. Born 28 Sep 1875 in Tweedside. Died 21 Feb 1880 in Tweedside. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.

 

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