Recent Amendments
| 3rd May 2010 | Addition of 2 photographs of 19th Century Swindlehursts from Keith Atkinson which can be seen here. |
| 3rd May 2010 | Addition of the story of 8 gold guineas, a fascinating and delightful reminiscence from Ruth Colley |
| 27th April 2010 | Addition of a new page of tourist information |
| 13th April 2010 | Addition of 3 photos (Henry and Jane Swinglehurst of Hincaster Hall, and the Swinglehurst factory in Chile) to the Hincaster Hall album. Does anyone have precise dates for these pictures? |
| 18th March 2010 | Partially-successful transfer of site web-hosting from 1and1 to EUK. There are some broken links, and the 1and1 logo is still showing at the bottom of the pages. |
| 2nd March 2010 | Addition of Where do you fit into the Swindlehurst Family Tree? - a listing of marriages and other partnerships for the period 1871 - 1881, from Micheal Swindlehurst. |
Our Mission:
If you would like to be part of this project, or if you want to be kept informed of our progress, please send your web page links, email addresses and/or other information here.
Initially, the amount of information in these pages will be sparse to the point of skeletal, but over time the database will fill up (we hope!). For most people, their family tree will lead back to a single point on the earth's surface, but if there is collateral information, please identify it. That information may help other Swindlehursts to identify their forebears.
| Dyanna Swindlehurst | dms12@btinternet.com | |
| Christopher Swindlehurst | chris.swindlehurst@btinternet.com | |
| Micheal Swindlehurst | m.swindlehurst1@btinternet.com | |
| Roy Swinglehurst | theswinglehursts@googlemail.com |
In addition to the tree information, we hope over time to produce a more rounded picture of the family, its origins and experiences. This will include photographs, maps, copies of wills and deeds, and anything else that we can find.
The Story So Far:
Origins:
...the name is believed to have first come into use in the area now known as The Forest of Bowland, which is on the western edge of the West Riding of Yorkshire. More details and maps on this page.
History:
...the period before about 1850 provides little historical evidence other than basic facts about births, marriages and deaths. As information comes to light it is included on this page.
Database files:
...our dedicated researchers have accumulated over time (and continue to do so) extensive lists of family data. These are contained on this page
Photographs:
...a step in the process is the inclusion of photographs of people and places which figure large in our history. Photographs can be seen here and here. We will add others as they come to hand.
Other Swindlehurst and associated web sites
in earlier years
and our potential origins in the Viking incursions c900AD
A branch of the family descended from James Swindlehurst of Brackengarth (qv) runs the Whitefriars Country Guest House in Settle, North Yorkshire.
The Forest Of Bowland
Our homeland!
Please note:
....you can send the information to us here, for us to put on these pages (although this gives us control of the information and its display).
....you can put the information in the public domain yourself (thereby retaining ownership and control of the information) by using the Google Docs (and Google Photos) free service. At this link is an explanation of how to access and use the service.
