William SWINDON [9472]

  General Notes:

Williams birth certificate has him registered only as Male Swindon not present. Father William Swindon aged 24 years, waiter born Shoreditch and mother Louisa North 32 years, born St George's in the east. His birthplace is registered as Washington, but is registered with other births in Maidstone and Footscray. I have been unable to find a place name of Washington in Victoria, but presume it was in the Footscray area in 1860. His parents were said to have been married in 1853 at the Parish Church and they were said to have 3 children living and deceased. The informant on this certificate was Louisa Swindon (mother).

William Swindon, Clerk, Bachelor aged 22 of Emerald Hill father William Swindon, mother Louisa North and Mary Ellen Latchford aged 21, Dressmaker of Emerald Hill, father Richard Latchford and mother Elizabeth Hughes, were married by Joseph King, Congregational Minister, at 122 Raglan Street Emerald Hill. The signatures of the witnesses to the wedding are illegible, although the second surname seems to be Fitzgerald. William is said to have been born at Footscray and Mary Ellen at Emerald Hill.

The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954) Sat 13 Jun 1908 Page 7
Family Notices
SWINDON-LATCHFORD.-(Silver Wedding.)-
On the 13th June, 1883, at the residence of the bride's father, by the Rev. J. King, William, second son of the late William Swindon, to Mary Ellen (Dolly), second daughter of Richard Latchford, both of Emerald Hill. Present address, Box Hill.
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/197336699

The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) Fri 5 Jun 1942 Page 2 Family Notices
SWINDON- The Funeral of the late Mr WILLIAM SWINDON will leave Joseph Allison Pty Ltd's parlours 788 Sydney road North Brunswick THIS DAY (Friday) at 3. 30, for the Melbourne Cemetery, Carlton JOSEPH ALLISON PTY LTD North Brunswick FW4126 (2 lines)

On William's death certificate, his father is said to be William Swindon, cook, and his Mother Louisa Swindon, formerly North. His wife is also named as Louisa North, this is clearly an error. He is said to have been married at Emerald Hill at the age of 22 years of age to Louisa North, and he was a widower at the time of his death. Children are named as Elizabeth (Dec), William 57, Walter 55, George (dec), Mary Ellen 48, Leslie 45 and Ruby 44.

William married Mary Ellen LATCHFORD [9473] [MRIN: 3106], daughter of Richard LATCHFORD [11818] and Elizabeth HUGHES [11819], on 13 Jun 1883 in Emerald Hill, VIC, Australia ⁷⁴³⁶.^,7437 (Mary Ellen LATCHFORD [9473] was born in 1862 in Emerald Hill, VIC, Australia and died on 20 Oct 1933 in Fairfield, Vic, Australia ^7442,7443.)