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Janet (Grieves) Swanston was born on December 10, 1830 in Auchtertool, Scotland United Kingdom, and died at age 66 years old on January 4, 1897 in South Melbourne, VIC Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Janet (Grieves).
Janet was born on 10th Dec 1830in Auchtertol Fife in Scotland
Her Father was James Grieves (1802-1879)in 1851 Census -James is listed as a Hand Loom Weaver - this would possible allow him to work at home so he could care for his Girls
Her mother Elizabeth Elspeth Leach/Leitch (1803-1851) in Fife
Janet was a Presbyterian and according to her information on her Passenger entry when she sailed for Australia she could both Read & Write
In 1854 Janet sailed on the "Athleta" from Birkenhead U.K. on Nov 23rd 1854 Arriving in Portland Bay Victoria Australia on 19th February 1855- where she was indentured to a Mrs. Heatley of Belfast (now Port Fairy) Victoria Australia for a term of 3months as a domestic servant for 20pounds.
Janet had left her widowed father and 3 siblings - Elizabeth (1836-1919) William possible a twin to Elizabeth (1836-1915) and Agnes (1839-1923) home in Scotland
In 1855 Janet married George Swanston on 7th December in Belfast (now Port Fairy) in Victoria Australia, at the time of their marriage George was a Seaman. after their marriage George became a Boatman for Belfast (Port Fairy) Harbour the crew were known as "Mills Men" they manned the Rescue Boat. Then in 1861 Janet and the family moved to Middle Island off Warrnambool when George became a Assistant Lighthouse Keeper until 1864 when they returning to Belfast (Port Fairy) in 1867 Janet became a widow . her children were:_
Eliza (1856-1936) -my husbands Great Grandmother
John (1858-1889) James (1859 -1914) George (1861- 1896) William Alexander (1863-1927) Mary Ann (1864- ) Randolph Watton (1866 - 1867) Little Randolph sadly died the day after his father George.
Leaving Janet with 6 children between 11yrs & 3yrs of age. later we find that Janet has another daughter in 1870 but no father was named Little Agnes dies in 1871 just under 1year old. In later life we see Janet has moved to South Melbourne where she rents until her death at just 67years of age
Like many women of the 1800s Janet had a hard life but also must have been a strong person to travel the High Seas to an unknown world of Australia without family.
Janet Swanston
Janet Swanston
George Swanston of Port Fairy, VIC Australia was born in 1823 in Stockton-on-Tees, England United Kingdom, and died at age 43 years old on March 21, 1867.
Our first contact with George Swanston was his marriage Cert. when he married Janet Grieves on Dec.7 1855 in Belfast/Port Fairy Vic. Aust.
Later in 1861 he became the Assistant Lighthouse Keeper at Middle Island of Warrnambool Vic. Aust. the Head Keeper was Robert Deverell.
In 1864 when he left the Assistant Lighthouse Keeper position he returned to his job as a Boatman at the Harbour of Belfast/Port Fairy Vic. Australia
Sadly he died on Dec 7 1867 and is buried in an unknown grave at Port Fairy Cemetery with his infant son Randolph who died the day after his father.
Leaving his widowed wife Janet with 6 more young children:- Eliza 10yrs (our link ancestor) -John 9yrs -James 7yrs-George 5yrs-William4yrs- Mary Ann2yrs& Randolph under 1yr who died the following day of Infantile Convulsions.
We are unable to find anything that links George to Stockton on Tees as it states in his Marriage Cert. Parents John Swanston & Mary Ann nee Wilton
We have not as yet been able to find how or when George Swanston arrived in Australia. On his marriage cert it states his Occupation as SEAMAN
we hope someone is also knows "Our George" thank you Wendy
George Swanston
George Swanston
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