John Swain

Abt 1825 - 1904  (~ 79 years)

• Name	John Swain
  Born	abt. 1825	Stone Island, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	3 Jan 1904	Caplin Bay, Newfoundland   [2]
  Cause: septicaemia
  Vital Statistics death record states that he was 79 when he died.
  Buried	Abt 5 Jan 1904	Holy Trinity RC Cemetery, Ferryland, Ferryland District, Newfoundland, Canada
  	No Headstone/Marker - Ferryland - Holy Trinity RC Cemetery Individuals for whom no headstone or marker is visible.
  Person ID	I14	Families of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
  Last Modified	27 Mar 2020

  
  

  Father	Robert Swain,   b. Abt 1790, Co. Wexford, Ireland? ,   d. Abt 1852, Stone Island, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 62 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth "Betsy" Bryan,   b. Abt 1800, Ferryland, Newfoundland ,   d. Yes, date unknown, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland
  Married	Abt 1816  [1]
  Family lore states that Elizabeth (Betsy) Bryan, from Ferryland, was the wife of Robert Swain. Although there were several Bryan (O' Brien) families in Ferryland in 1800, there are no matches with any females recorded in that census. However, there was one later event that may suggest some kinship with the Bryans (O'Briens) of Ferryland. One of the co-defendants, named in the civil suit against Robert Swain and "others" in 1830, was a Timothy Brien. We can speculate that this may have been Timothy Jr. who was recorded under his Irish name "Teague" at Ferryland in the 1800 Census. He married at St. John's in 1827, however, the marriage record states he was from Ferryland. His reason for being at Stone Island in 1830 is not known, but his presence there raises the possibility that he may have been fishing with, or assisting, (his "brother-in-law?), Robert Swain. From 1840 onward, the Voters Lists shows Timothy Bryan living on the north side of Ferryland in the area(s) known as Freshwater and Bark House.
  Family ID	F12	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Meaney,   b. Abt 1833, Ferryland, Newfoundland ,   d. 11 Jun 1885, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 52 years)
  Married	1 Dec 1848	Holy Trinity RC Parish, Ferryland, Newfoundland   [3]
  Children	1. Robert Swain,   b. Abt 1856, Stone Island, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. abt. 23 Jan 1881, Atlantic Ocean  (Age ~ 25 years)   2. Peter Swain,   b. Abt Aug 1858, Stone Island, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. bet. 12 Aug 1858 and Feb 1863, Stone Island, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland   3. John Joseph Swain,   b. Abt Jul 1860, Stone Island, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 20 Jan 1893, St. John's, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 32 years)   4. Peter Swain,   b. Feb 1863, Stone Island, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 29 Jan 1930, Calvert, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 66 years)   5. Thomas "Tom" Swain,   b. Bef 1870, Stone Island, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 2 Apr 1897, North Atlantic Ocean  (Age ~ 27 years)   6. Michael Joseph "Mike" Swain,   b. Abt Oct 1871, Stone Island, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 7 Feb 1945, Calvert, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 73 years)   7. Bridget Joseph Swain,   b. Abt Jun 1874, Stone Island, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 14 Apr 1898, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 23 years)
  Last Modified	3 Jan 2017
  Family ID	F5	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - abt. 1825 - Stone Island, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland Married - 1 Dec 1848 - Holy Trinity RC Parish, Ferryland, Newfoundland Died - Cause: septicaemia - 3 Jan 1904 - Caplin Bay, Newfoundland Buried - Abt 5 Jan 1904 - Holy Trinity RC Cemetery, Ferryland, Ferryland District, Newfoundland, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S90] Approximate date based on another recorded event, Reddigan, Kevin, (A date calculated by using a recorded date and a person's age, or by estimating the most likely date, based on other recorded life events). [S41] Newfoundland Vital Statistics - Ferryland District - 1890 - 1940, Newfoundland's Grand Banks, (Online: http://ngb.chebucto.org/Vstats/1vstats-fer-idx.shtml - Transcribed information posted under "Vital Statistics Records, Ferryland District). [S107] A Ferryland Merchant- Magistrate - Volume II 1841 – 1852, Edited by Barnable, Curran & Baker, (Print Three, Suite 330, Cabot Place, 100 New Gower St., St. John's, NL A1C 6K3), Part I - Page 353.