Parents:
Robert Swarbrick
(1743–1825)
Margaret Williamson
(1752–1813)
Siblings:
Margaret Swarbrick
(?–?)
Jenny Swarbrick
(?–?)
John Swarbrick
(1775–1796)
William Swarbrick
(1778–1816)
Ellen Swarbrick
(1781–?)
Thomas Swarbrick
(1785–?)
Mary Swarbrick
(1792–?)
Half-siblings:
Robert Swarbrick
(?–1848)
Married ():
Dorothy Chippindale
(1785–?)
Children:
Nancy Swarbrick
(1811–1880)
Margaret Swarbrick
(1813–?)
John Swarbrick
(1814–1833)
Robert Swarbrick
(1815–?)
Ellen Swarbrick
(1817–?)
Elizabeth Swarbrick
(1818–?)

Biography

Matthew Swarbrick was born in 1785 in the Garstang area, to Robert Swarbrick and Margaret Williamson.

On 31 March 1811, Mathew married Dorothy Chippindale at St. Helen’s Anglican church in Garstang. The couple settled in Cabus where Matthew was a farmer. Over the next seven years, they had six children, all baptized at St. Helen’s.

Source Documents

Details

  • Burial: St. Helen, Churchtown;
  • Residence: 1813-07-18, Cabus, Lancashire; Matthew & Dorothy Swarbrick family home.

    Per Margaret Swarbrick’s Baptism Register.

  • Occupation: 1813-07-18, Cabus, Lancashire; Farmer.

    Per Margaret Swarbrick’s Baptism Register.

  • Residence: 1814-10-30, Cabus, Lancashire;

    Per John Swarbrick’s Baptism Record.

  • Occupation: 1814-10-30, Cabus, Lancashire; Farmer.

    Per John Swarbrick’s Baptism Record.

  • Residence: 1815-12-31, Cabus, Lancashire; Matthew & Dorothy Swarbrick family home.

    Per Robert Swarbrick’s Baptism Record.

  • Occupation: 1815-12-31, Cabus, Lancashire; Farmer.

    Per Robert Swarbrick’s Baptism Record.

  • Residence: 1817-03-09, Cabus, Lancashire; Matthew & Dorothy Swarbrick family home.

    Per Ellen Swarbrick’s Baptism Record.

  • Occupation: 1817-03-09, Cabus, Lancashire; Farmer.

    Per Ellen Swarbrick’s Baptism Record.

  • Residence: 1818-10-18, Cabus, Lancashire; Matthew & Dorothy Swarbrick family home.

    Per Elizabeth Swarbrick’s Baptism Record.

  • Occupation: 1818-10-18, Cabus, Lancashire; Farmer.

    Per Elizabeth Swarbrick’s Baptism Record.

  • Occupation: 1819-06-30, Cabus, Lancashire; Labourer.