Records of James Swaby on Ancestry

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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for James Swaby and the Swaby Family Tree

Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Swaby Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Swaby family tree.

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Swaby Genealogy Databases

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Swaby Forums

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Some Famous People called James Swaby

James Swaby

James Swaby (14 January 1798 – 3 February 1863) was a Jamaican man of colour who was one of the first non-white commissioned officers in the British Army. He purchased a commission with the 49th Regiment of Foot when aged 16, and served as an ensign on half pay from 1814 to 20 November 1829.

He was the son of John Swaby and Frances King, "a free mulatto". He was educated at Charterhouse School in England.

Swaby inherited substantial estates and became a wealthy planter and slave owner; he owned "considerable property" in Manchester Parish, Jamaica. In 1823, he was granted "all the privileges ... of a British subject". As a slave owner, he received compensation under the Slave Compensation Act 1837.

Source: James Swaby, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Other names that sound a bit like Swaby

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