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Family: John Joseph Swain / Elizabeth Amalda Rhodes (F538)

• Father | Male John Joseph "Jeffers" Swain

  
  

  Born	7 Apr 1859	Caplin Bay, Newfoundland
  Died	7 Sep 1932	Calvert, Newfoundland
  Buried	Abt 9 Sep 1932	Holy Trinity RC Cemetery, Ferryland, Ferryland District, Newfoundland, Canada
  Married	2 May 1900  [1]	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada  [1]
  Other Spouse	Harriett Ann Doran | F1408
  Married	15 Sep 1912	Holy Trinity RC Parish, Ferryland, Newfoundland
  Father	Joseph Swain | F19 Group Sheet
  Mother	Anne Power | F19 Group Sheet

  
  

  Mother | Female Elizabeth Amalda Rhodes

  
  

  Born	15 Jun 1874	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
  Died	17 Mar 1907	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
  Buried	19 Mar 1907	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
  Father	Joseph Rhodes | F461 Group Sheet
  Mother	Catharine Angeline Piaggio | F461 Group Sheet

  
  

  Child 1 | Male Clifford John Swain

  
  

  Born	29 Nov 1900	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
  Died	Nov 1964	Massachusetts, United States
  Buried
  Spouse	Bridget Swain | F9
  Married

  
  

  Child 2 | Male Theodore Swain

  
  

  Born	1906	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
  Died	30 Jan 1907	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
  Buried	Abt 1 Feb 1907	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

  
  

• Notes

  Married: Marriage Record: John Joseph Swain, 41, r.Victoria, b.St. John, NF, bachelor, fireman, RC, s.o. Joseph Swain & Anna Powers mar Elizabeth (Lizzie) Rhodes, 24, r. & b.Victoria, RC, d.o. Joe & Mary Rhodes, 2 May 1900 at Victoria. Census: 1901 Census - Victoria City, British Colombia - 37 Fort St. - 06/34/15 Swain, John, m, head, m, 7 Apr 1854, 43, NF, to Can: 1889, RC, Farmer. - 06/34/16 Swain, Lizzie, f, wife, m, 15 Jun 1874, 26, BC, RC. - 06/34/17 Swain, Clifford, m, son, s, 29 Jun 1900, -, BC, RC. ??Rems: BRI: Dob entered as 29 Nov 1900. The census lists month as Jun. The confusion over John's birth date and age continued into the transcribed copy of Victoria City 1901 Census records. It shows that John was born 17 Apr 1854. I looked at the original census page, and it clearly states that John was born on 7 April 1854. However, the age is shown as 43, which doesn't make sense. That would compute to a birth year of 1857/1858, not 1854. I am lead to conclude that he was likely born on April 7 1859, since his sister, Margaret, was baptised in July 1858. It is also interesting to note that John said his "Racial or Tribal Origin" was Irish. This lends support to family lore that Robert Swain (his grandfather) was from Ireland. John's wife, Lizzie, gave her origin as German. Their son Clifford's origin is also given as Irish, indicating that the enumerator was using the paternal line as the origin noted in the census. 1911 Census of Canada Swain Clifford M Lodger S Nov 1900 11 Swain John M Lodger W Apr 1864 49 In the 1911 Canadian census, John and his son Clifford are shown as lodgers with a family named Redpath. Again John's age has changed, with his birth date given as Apr. 1864 and his age as 49, which still doesn't calculate properly. John's occupation is given as carpenter.

  
  

• Sources

  [S89] Ancestry.com - Various Event Records., (Ancestry.com. [database on-line] 360 W 4800 N, Provo, UT 84604, USA), British Columbia, Canada, Marriage Index, 1872-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001. .