Thomas "Tom" Swain

Bef 1870 - 1897  (~ 27 years)

• Name	Thomas Swain
  Nickname	Tom
  Born	Bef 1870	Stone Island, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland   [1]
  Thomas' Vital Statistics death record states his age was 21. However, no entry can be found of his birth in the Ferryland Baptism records which start in Oct 1870, so this age appears to be incorrect. A Thomas Swain was a godfather at baptisms as early as 1883 and 1884. There is also a Thomas Swaine, fisherman, who is listed at Caplin Bay in McAlpine's 1894-97 Directory. This would suggest that he was head of a household, which is very unlikely if he was only in his teens.
  Gender	Male
  Died	2 Apr 1897	North Atlantic Ocean   [2]
  Cause: diptheria
  Thomas Swain died from diphtheria while at the seal hunt on April 2,1897. He and his cousin, Mike Sullivan of Caplin Bay, were shipmates on the ship Aurora out of St. John's, Newfoundland. Mike Sullivan died a few days later, on April 6, 1897, from diphtheria. Both are commemorated in the Newfoundland ballad "The Spring of 97" http://gestsongs.com/16/spring97.htm .
  Buried	Yes, date unknown	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	I61	Families of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
  Last Modified	23 Dec 2020

  
  

  Father	John Swain,   b. abt. 1825, Stone Island, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 3 Jan 1904, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 79 years)
  Mother	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]
  Family ID	F5	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Bef 1870 - Stone Island, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland Died - Cause: diptheria - 2 Apr 1897 - North Atlantic Ocean Buried - Yes, date unknown - 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.