Clifford John Swain

1900 - 1964  (63 years)

• Name	Clifford John Swain
  Born	29 Nov 1900	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada   [1]
  Birth Registration Index from BC Archives. Name: CLIFFORD SWAIN Event Date: 1900 11 29 (Yr/Mo/Day) Gender: Male Event Place: VICTORIA; Reg. Number: 1900-09-010098 B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B13816 - GSU Microfilm Number: 2134806
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1924	St. Alban's, Vermont, United States   [2]
  On this same ship's manifest, there was also Clifford's first cousin, Robert Swain, (of Joseph) and Ernest O'Toole. Even though the settlement had been renamed Calvert, their last Newfoundland address was recorded as Caplin Bay.
  Died	Nov 1964	Massachusetts, United States   [3]
  CLIFFORD SWAIN Search - US Social Security Request Information - (SS-5) SSN 020-14-9963 Residence: Massachusetts; Born 29 Nov 1900 Last Benefit: Died Nov 1964; Issued: MA (Before 1951)
  Person ID	I1401	Families of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
  Last Modified	26 Mar 2020

  
  

  Father	John Joseph "Jeffers" Swain,   b. 7 Apr 1859, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 7 Sep 1932, Calvert, Newfoundland  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Amalda Rhodes,   b. 15 Jun 1874, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada ,   d. 17 Mar 1907, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada  (Age 32 years)
  Married	2 May 1900	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada   [4]
  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	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
  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.
  Census	1911	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada   [5]
  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.
  Family ID	F538	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bridget Swain,   b. 24 Sep 1899, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 23 May 1991, Massachusetts, United States  (Age 91 years)
  Children	1. Cyril Swain   2. Mary Swain   3. Kathleen Swain   4. Elizabeth Swain   5. Robert Swain   6. Clifford Swain
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2015
  Family ID	F9	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 29 Nov 1900 - Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Immigration - 1924 - St. Alban's, Vermont, United States Died - Nov 1964 - Massachusetts, United States  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S37] Birth Registration Index - City of Victoria, BC. [S89] Ancestry.com - Various Event Records., (Ancestry.com. [database on-line] 360 W 4800 N, Provo, UT 84604, USA), U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. . [S62] U.S. Social Security Death Index. [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. . [S11] 1911 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com, ([database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.), "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98W-3Y9J?cc=2143998&wc=SK6B-FMH%3A1414209904%2C1414520701%2C1414520703 : 16 February 2018), British Columbia > Vancouver > 19-50 > image 712 of 1237; Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario..