Henry Gabriel Edward SWAINSON
Date of Birth:
6 Sep 1872
Date of Death:
18 Apr 1950
Henry was born in the Manawatu, possibly Marton where his parents are buried.
He married Lily Falconer (born at Wairau in 1893) in 1906.
They had two sons & one daughter.
Henry served in the Boer war and is buried in the RSA section of Levin cemetery.
His son Charles also served in WW2.
Henry started out as a labourer in Pemberton, and became a farmer at Mangatit before moving permanently to Manakau around 1919.
Relatives mentioned in profile:
Henry Gabriel Edward Swainson, William John Swainson, Emily Frances Firth, Lily Macdonald Falconer, William Sclanders Falconer, Jane Mary Macdonald, Frances Betty (Beth) Swainson, William Henry MacDonald Swainson, Nancy Alison Barrow, Charles Rodney Swainson, Julia May Bolgdon.