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SWAN, Jane
1839 - 1906 (67 years) Has 4 ancestors and one descendant in this family tree.
1819 - 1895 (77 years)-
Name SWAN, Jane Birth 1839 Brinsley, Nottinghamshire 
Gender Female Death 1906 Basford, Nottinghamshire, England Person ID I2989 Edgoose Last Modified 6 Feb 2026
Father SWAN, Thomas, b. Between 1818 and 1819, Aldercar, Derbyshire, England d. 1895, Basford, Nottinghamshire, England (Age 77 years) Mother HUTSBY, Mary, b. Between 1820 and 1821, Brinsley, Nottinghamshire d. 1890, Basford, Nottinghamshire, England (Age 70 years) Marriage 19 Nov 1838 Selston, Nottinghamshire, England Family ID F435 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Children 1. SWAN, Louisa, b. 26 Jan 1862, Longton, Staffordshire, England d. 1940, Liverpool North Registration District (Age 77 years) [Mother: natural]Family ID F1493 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Family 2 HOUSLEY, William, b. Abt 1840, Brinsley, Nottinghamshire d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 1865 Basford, Nottinghamshire, England Family ID F1494 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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JANE SWAN 1839-1906
The birth of a Jane SWANN was registered in 1839.
(GRO September Q 1839 Basford 15 420)
From the 1841 census of Wharf Row, Brinsley, Nottinghamshire:
Thomas SWANN (sic), aged 20, coal miner, born in Nottinghamshire;
Mary SWANN, aged 20, born in Nottinghamshire;
*Jane SWANN, aged 2, born in Nottinghamshire.
(HO107/857/4/12/16)
From the 1851 census of Wharf Row, Greasley, Nottinghamshire:
William HUTCHBY (sic), head, aged 55, coal miner, born at Greasley;
Hannah HUTCHBY, wife, aged 52, born at Longford, Warwickshire;
Sally HUTCHBY, daughter, aged 23, framework knitter, born at Greasley;
Joseph HUTCHBY, son, aged 19, coal miner, born at Greasley;
Thomas HUTCHBY, son, aged 17, coal miner, born at Greasley;
Eliza HUTCHBY, daughter, aged 12, lace maker, born at Greasley;
Martha HUTCHBY, daughter, aged 8, scholar, born at Greasley;
Mary HUTCHBY, daughter, aged 4 months, born at Greasley;
*Jane SWAN, visitor, aged 11, born at Greasley.
(HO107/2125/291/11)
The 1861 census return for Upper John Street, Longton, Staffordshire, lists the following:
Thomas SWANN, head, 40, coalminer, born Derbyshire;
Mary SWANN, wife, 40, born Brinsley;
*Jane SWANN, daughter, 20, porter, born Brinsley;
Hannah SWANN, daughter, 18, porter, born Brinsley;
Ann SWANN, daughter, 15, porter, born Brinsley;
Martha SWANN, daughter, 10, china painter, born Derbyshire;
Thomas SWANN, son, 7, scholar, born Longton, Staffordshire;
Mary SWANN, daughter, 5 scholar, born Longton, Staffordshire;
Eliza SWANN, daughter, 2, born Longton, Staffordshire.
(RG9/1942/56/37)
The marriage between a Jane SWAN and William HOUSLEY was registered in 1865.
(GRO June Q 1865 Basford 7b 152)
She can be traced in the 1871 and 1881 census returns.
From the 1891 census returns of Brinsley, Nottinghamshire:
William HOUSLEY, head, aged 49, coal miner, born at Brinsley;
*Jane HOUSLEY, wife, aged 49, born at Brinsley;
Thomas HOUSLEY, son, aged 19, coal miner, born at Brinsley;
Walter HOUSLEY, son, aged 15, coal miner, born at Brinsley;
Job CLIFTON, son-in-law, aged 24, coal miner, born at Beggarlee, Nottinghamshire;
Fanny CLIFTON, daughter, aged 22, born at Brinsley;
Nelly CLIFTON, daughter (sic), aged 4, born at Brinsley;
Thomas SWANN, father (sic), aged 74, born at Aldercar, Derbyshire;
Samuel CALVERT, boarder, single, aged 20, coal miner, born at Brinsley.
(RG12/2661/6/5)
The death of Jane HOUSLEY aged 66 was registered in 1906.
(GRO December Q 1906 Basford 7b 91)
NOTE:
William HOUSLEY witnessed the marriage between John George BARKE and Louisa SWANN at Brinsley Parish Church, Nottingham, on 24 December 1888. Louisa SWANN was the granddaughter of Thomas SWANN, the illegitimate offspring of his daughter Jane SWAN.
(revised 10.03.2008)