William Arthur Swinbourn

Male, (1870 - 1934)
FatherJames Henshaw Swinbourn (1843 - 1919)
MotherThurza Poolman (1847 - 1922)
Relationship2nd great-grandson of Thomas F. Farmar
ChartsFarmar Descendants
BirthWilliam Arthur Swinbourn was born 15 July 1870 in Emerald Hill, Victoria, Australia. 
INFO BAPTISM at St Luke the Evangelist, Emerald Hill, Victoria 11 Sep 1870. Born 15 Jul 1870 William Arthur, son of James Henshaw & Thyrza Swinbourn, machinist, of 185 Sandridge Rd, Emerald Hill. Godparents Miss Meyer, Mr. Harrison, William Arthur Poolman. by R.B. Dickinson. (SMelChEngPR LDS994006 p.106 #1594.) 
INFO CIV REG INDEX AUST Birth. William Arthur Swinbourn. Reg year: 1870. Ref# 19065. Father: James Henshaw. Mother: Poolman Thyrza. Event Place: Emerald. Reg. state: Victoria. (AVRI.) 
INFO NEWSPAPER: William Arthur Swinborn [sic] appears in the Geelong Advertiser Index for the year 1894. [nature of article unknown]. (BellarineInd search 9/17/06.) 
INFO PHOTOGRAPH of brothers James Main Swinbourn and William Arthur Swinbourn as young men. The date is unknown, but it is estimated to be about 1897 because the photographer, the Hart Company, operated in Perth at that time. (CorresGNTER email 1Jan2013) [According to a quote on the National Library of Australia website from the book "Australians behind the Camera" by Sandy Barrie, the Hart Company operated in Perth around 1897.].
INFO WEDDING PHOTOGRAPH of William Arthur Swinbourn and Sarah Elizabeth Blackwell, 1897. (CorresGNTER email 1Jan2013.)
MarriageHe married Sarah Elizabeth Blackwell 1897 in Claremont, Western Australia, Australia. 
INFO CIV REG INDEX AUST Marriage. William Arthur Swinbourn. Spouse: [none listed]l. Marriage Place: Claremont. Reg year: 1897. Ref# 37. Reg. state: Western Australia. (AVRI.) 
INFO CIV REG INDEX AUST Marriage Western Australia. Swinbourn, William Arthur. Spouse: Blackwell, Sarah Elizabeth. Place of marriage: Claremont. Reg. 1897 #37. (WAusBDMOnInd.) 
DeathWilliam Arthur Swinbourn died 24 February 1934 in Bassendean, Western Australia, Australia, at age 63. 
INFO CEMETERY RECORD. William Arthur Swinbourn, #KB00049429. Death 24 Feb 1934, age 63, residence Bassendean. Grave at Karrakatta, Anglican area, section XC, grave 0369A. Grant #K0026019, expired (status in 2005). (WAMetCemBd) NOTE: same grave as wife. 
INFO PROBATE INDEX. Western Australia. Swinbourn, William Arthur. File R 13. Died 24 Feb 1934 at Bassendean. Usual residence Capel. "Will and renunciation filed 20 Apr 1934 by the Perpetual Executors. Trustees Agency" …???.....(very dim). (WAProbInd LDS6343293; same info LDS918745.)