Re: Janet McSwain and Ewen McSwain &Catherine nee McLeod
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In reply to:
Re: Australian McSwains
Laraine Jaspers 8/18/09
Unable to find any other trace/reference to a Hugh McSwain and Margaret (nee Maxwell) than on Janet's marraiage certificate.
The marriage Cert dta conflicts with Janet's Death Cert details:
Died: 18/06/1896, Framlingham
Parents: Ewen McSwain and Catherine McSwain nee McLeod
Where Born: Raasay, Invernessshire
How long in Colonies: 44 years in Vic
And while there is no certainty that the Death Cert details are more correct than the marraige Cert details data, the only match to a Janet McSwain coming to Victoria (who might match someone of the right age marrying Robert Archman) was Janet McSwain daughter of Ewen McSwain and Margaret. Ewen and Margaret's children, ages, migration data and dates (noting also that a number of Robert Archman and Janet's children were born at Moorabbin and Brighton [Margaret 1858, Christina Ann 1863, Robert 1865]), match very well with Janet McSwain being daughter of Ewen McSwain and Margaret McLeod. The passenger list data and ages match well with 1851 census data showing in District of Portree (Isle of Skye, South) under McSween: Ewen (age 53), Magaret 53, Marion, 26, Mary 23, Chirsty 20, Janet, 18, Donald 14 and Norman 12.