Albana Swait(e)

1850-1850

Albana was born in Newbury the daughter of James and Caroline Swait (nee Cook) who married on the 9^th May 1843 in Speen. James was bornc1813 in Speen and was a Cattle Dealer. Caroline was born c1813 in Aldbourne Wiltshire.

Albana’s siblings were:

William James 1844 (died aged 62 in 1905 buried in the NRC on the 27^th October, surname spelt Swaite)

Edmund John 1846 (aka Edwin) (died aged 46 in 1892 buried in the NRC on the 24^th June, surname spelt Swaite)

Caroline Louisa 1847 (died aged 0 in 1848 in Newbury)

Albert 1849 (died aged 0 1850 in Newbury)

Albana died aged 0 in 1850 she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 28^th October

Her father died aged 38 the following year in Newbury he was buried in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the on the 8^th January 1851

Her mother was recorded living in Eyles Building in 1851, Trafalgar Place in 1861 and 1871 and Waterloo Place Newbury in 1881. In 1861 she was recorded as a Seamstress and in 1871, a Charwoman.

She died aged 67 in 1881 she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 25^th May

Sources: as above