Birth/Baptism for Samuel Swainson - 1820, Liverpool

[lancsann]

maybe not that marriage

Baptism: 3 Apr 1848 St Mary the Virgin, Leigh, Lancashire, England
Robert Oakes - Son of John Oakes & Ann
    Abode: Pennington
    Occupation: Policeman

It was the name Dorothy on the baptism that made be think

[JLA]

Hi lancsann,

It's the notice of Intended Marriage that gives both ages as 21 - hence my guess that they were born c.1758. Are these notices usually accurate in terms of age?

 Name     Richard Swainson   
 Event Type     Intended marriage   
 Event Date     20 Oct 1779   
 Residence Place     Liverpool, Lancaster, Chester   
 Gender     Male   
 Age     21   
 Marital Status     Batchelor   
 Spouse's Name    Isabella Hornby     
 Spouse's Residence Place     Liverpool   
 Spouse's Age     21   
 Spouse's Marital Status     Spinster 

[Gibel]

The actual licence says "twenty one years and upwards" which meant they said they were over twenty one so no parental permission needed.

[JLA]

Thanks for clarifying that Gibel.

[lancsann]

On the other hand people have been known to add a year or two to their age so that they do not have to ask their parents permission

[tinkerbell5]

After ordering the marriage certificate of Samuel and Sarah, I'm now struggling to go any further back too!

I'll keep looking and post here if I find anything.

I did find that Richard and Isabella's son, Richard, was a Prisoner of War in France in 1814. He does disappear after that but it was an interesting thing to discover! 

[tinkerbell5]

I have found a baptism record for a Richard Swainson (spelt Swanson):

Name: Richard Swanson
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 7 Dec 1750
Baptism Date: 28 Dec 1750 at St Nicholas, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Father: William Swanson (Occupation: Mariner)

This would make him 29 when he married Isabel/Isabella Hornby in 1779.