William Swanson^{[1, 2, 3]}

1808 - 1864  (55 years)

• Name	William Swanson  [2, 3]
  Birth	3 Jul 1808	Bower, Caithness, Scotland
  	Possibly born in Bower or maybe a Norway connection to a fjord south of Bergen as our family stories suggest.
  Gender	Male
  Death	22 May 1864	Thurso, Scotland   [3]
  	With Fever of three weeks. Spirit Merchant. At Cowgate, Thurso. Son, George present. (From ScotlandsPeople)
  Person ID	I172051769084	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2025

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth (Bessie) Tait,   b. 19 Feb 1812, Bower, Caithness, Scotland d. 27 Aug 1893, Thurso, Caithness, Scotland (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	12 Jan 1833	Bower, Caithness, Scotland
  Children	1. Elizabeth Swanson,   b. 01 Aug 1842, Thurso, Caithness, Scotland d. 7 Feb 1922, Tokomairiro (Milton), New Zealand (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F3510	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 3 Jul 1808 - Bower, Caithness, Scotland Marriage - 12 Jan 1833 - Bower, Caithness, Scotland Death - 22 May 1864 - Thurso, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S370259668] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree. [S377524973] Ancestry.com, British Postal Service Appointment Books, 1737-1969, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), British Postal Museum and Archive; Series: POST 58; Reference Number: 74. [S377823960] Ancestry.com, UK, Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths at Sea, 1844-1890, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Land and Emigration Commission Registers; Class: CO 386; Piece: 172.