Ellen Swain

Abt 1829 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Ellen Swain
  Born	Abt 1829	Stone Island, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland   [1]
  All indications are that Ellen was the daughter of Robert Swain of Caplin Bay, since this was the only family of that surname in the parish of Ferryland. Her approx. birth year is calculated based on her age (42) given in the 1871 Canada Census.
  Gender	Female
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I5271	Families of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
  Last Modified	1 Feb 2016

  
  

  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	John Hamilton,   b. Abt 1826, Fortune Harbour, Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. Aft 1871  (Age ~ 46 years)
  Married	15 Sep 1852	St. John's, Newfoundland   [2]
  Basilica of St. John the Baptist - Box 8, Marriages Records: Aug 1852, John Hamilton (Fortune Harbor) married Ellen Swaine (Ferryland), witnesses: Michael Carroll & Mary Rossiter.
  Census	1871	Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada   [3]
  Family consisted of John and his wife Helen (sic) and children Margaret, John, and Patrick.
  Children	1. Ellen Joseph Hamilton,   b. Abt Aug 1853, St. John's, Newfoundland ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Mary Joseph Hamilton,   b. 9 Feb 1857, St. John's, Newfoundland ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Margaret Hamilton,   b. Abt Mar 1860, St. John's, Newfoundland ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. John Joseph Hamilton,   b. Abt Jun 1862, St. John's, Newfoundland ,   d. 21 Sep 1891, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States  (Age ~ 29 years)   5. Robert Hamilton,   b. 24 Sep 1864, St. John's, Newfoundland ,   d. Bef 1871  (Age 6 years)   6. Patrick Joseph Hamilton,   b. Abt Apr 1866, St. John's, Newfoundland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2016
  Family ID	F1613	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1829 - Stone Island, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland Married - 15 Sep 1852 - St. John's, Newfoundland Census - 1871 - Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
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• 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). [S24] Southern Shore RC Marriages at St. John's 1793 - 1890, Newfoundland's Grand Banks, (Online: Selected marriage records transcribed by the late Ray Curran & Cindy (Morrisson) Curran). [S89] Ancestry.com - Various Event Records., (Ancestry.com. [database on-line] 360 W 4800 N, Provo, UT 84604, USA), Year: 1871; Census Place: Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia; Roll: C-10567; Page: 7; Family No: 24.