Louisa – the daughter of Charles Palmer By Clive Rodgers  Based on sources of  information kindly provided by LeAnn Vallis Fekjan Charles Palmer, the second son of James and Rachel Palmer, married Ann Cutler Hedges (1838-1863) of Stewkley in 1857 and they raised their children in Swanbourne. Elizabeth Fanny was born in 1858, but died in 1860, and […]

Charles Gurnett – Emigrant to Australia By Audrey Porter (nee Gurnett) of Australia (with some additions from Neil Rees) Charles Gurnett (1833-1899) of Swanbourne Charles Gurnett was born in Swanbourne, Bucks in 1831, the son of John and Elizabeth (nee Anstee) Gurnett.  On 27th September 1852 he married Elizabeth (known as Betsey) Wilmore, born 1833 […]

Thomas Alderman the Convict By Neil Rees Thomas Alderman (1782-1863) Thomas Alderman was the 5th of 7 children of Richard and Ann Alderman who were married in Swanbourne in January 1773.  He was the youngest of their three sons born in 1782. The Family of Thomas Alderman Thomas Alderman was a labourer in Swanbourne, and […]

The Palmer Family – EMIGRATION TO THE USA By Neil Rees James Palmer James Palmer married Rachel Sophia Pickering in Swanbourne in 1809.  They had a daughter Jane christened in Swanbourne in 1809 and then they left the village.  They returned about 1820 and Samuel James Palmer was born in Swanbourne in 1821 and was […]

Information on Swanbourne people travelling to Australia in 1873 By Linda Rodgers 1.      Charles Currell There were several people who travelled. They left London on 28th March 1873 and arrived in Moreton Bay, Queensland on 29th June 1873, sailing on the Ramsey. Rebecca Orchard (per 1851 Census born and living in Swanbourne age 15) married […]