Lewis Swarbrick - Hamilton

[jds1949]

The Roll of Honour for the Great War for Hamilton lists a Lewis Swarbrick [as well as Charles Alfred Swarbrick, about whom I know] - the same man is also recorded elsewhere as a footballer of some note who served in the Canadian forces and was killed.

CWGC has no record for a L. or Lewis Swarbrick.

The Canadian Service Files site has no record for this man.

Does anyone have any further information on him?

Thanks,

jds1949 [currently researching all Swarbrick men who served 1914 - 1918]

[*Sandra*]

Hi,

Looks like a Lewis Swarbrick on a Canadian Passenger List -  Liverpool to Quebec arriving 17 Nov 1912 on the Megantic. Listed as a returning Canadian. Going to Hamilton Ontario.
Had arrived on a UK Return Passenger List - 16 June 1912 Megantic. Quebec - Liverpool.  Occupation:- Grinder.

1911 Census 218 King W Hamilton West Ontario shows this Lewis lodging with the Woodcock family.

William Woodcock  51 Phillis S Woodcock  52
Albert Turile  24
Harry Margilin  26
Louis Swarbrick  25 Born England Transcribed as Feb 1886 but could be July 1886    Lodger. Immigrated 1908.

Sandra

[jds1949]

Hi Sandra,

Thanks for that - I should now be able to track his birth etc. in the UK. Still unclear about his involvement in the war.

jds1949

[*Sandra*]

Notice a Canadian passenger List for Francis Barlow born 1883 Blackburn and aged 23 years - Liverpool to Boston on the Franconia - Single - timekeeper - last resided Blackpool - father William Barlow 29 York Street, Blackpool. Going to Hamilton Ontario. Friend Lewis Swarbrick - 27 Queen Street, Hamilton. Ontario.

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

There is a birth of a Robert Lewis Swarbrick - October 1881 - Fylde. Lancashire. 8e 66
(birth year out from the other info above - but puts him in the Blackpool area 

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Maybe not the right one - Looks like Robert Lewis Swarbrick died 26 October 1917 Western European Theatre - 8th Battalion -King's (Liverpool Regiment) 306411

FIND A GRAVE

Burial: Tyne Cot Memorial  Zonnebeke West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01222/ 

Sandra

[jds1949]

Hi Sandra,

Robert Lewis Swarbrick died on Friday 26th October 1917, aged 37. He was a Private in the Liverpool Regiment. He was a footballer - as were three of his brothers - he played for Blackpool [as Lewis Swarbrick]. He has not been found in the 1911 UK census - so it looks as though this is the right man.

Many thanks for your help,

jds1949

[*Sandra*]

Yes, just went to check on the brothers and noticed James Swarbrick's attestation papers - resided Toronto.

And Tom Swarbrick on a Canadian passenger List - 7 Oct 1911 - Megantic. Had also been in Hamilton previously for 8 months.

Sandra

Added - Can see Tom on another passenger list 24 Sept 1910

[jds1949]

Hi Sandra,

There were four brothers who played football. The oldest, James, was a professional for quite a long career, stretching from the late 1890s with Blackpool until 1912 and beyond with Swansea Town. Robert Lewis,[Lewis] Thomas [Tom] and George William [William] all played on the fringes of the professional game, all three served with the 2/8th Battalion of the King's Liverpool Regiment and all three played football for their Battalion team.

The James Swarbrick with the Toronto connection was actually a different James Swarbrick from the above - he was born in 1882 at Preston and went to Canada in 1909. Coincidentally, he also had a brother George who later joined him in Canada.

Confusing isn't it|!

Thanks again for helping sort out Lewis's Canadian connection, I am indebted to you.

jds1949