Bereich "Identifikation"
Typ des Rechtsträgers
Person
Autorisierte Namensform
Swanston, Thomas
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Andere Namensformen
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Beschreibungsfeld
Daten des Bestehens
fl. 1868-1888
Geschichte
Thomas Swanston, of Scottish descent, was a fur trader and employee of the Hudsons Bay Company for twenty years, 18 of which were spent in the Mackenzie River District, until retiring in 1880. Based on archival notes, he was most likely born in 1849 though whether this occurred in Canada or Scotland is unclear as he travelled from the UK with his mother and three sisters in the summer of 1855, at the age of 6, to rejoin his father in Canada, an employee of the HCB. A note makes reference to his mother and children having arrived in Aberdeen, Scotland in the autumn of 1852 from Moose Factory making it reasonable to assume he may have been born in Canada. As an adult he is described as a wealthy and prominent citizen who lived in a state with a great many servant in a fine house with extensive grounds and stables, altogether in the manner of an English country gentleman. He and his wife, who was part Cree, had a great many children though all but one passed away early in life. His only surviving child was a daughter named Frances who married a Red River colony McBeth, a family that had settled at Prince Albert during the 1870s and were distantly related to the author Rev. R.G. McBeth.
Orte
Rechtlicher Status
Ämter, Beschäftigungen und Aktivitäten
Mandate/Herkunft der Kompetenz
Interne Strukturen/Genealogie
Allgemeiner Zusammenhang
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Bereich "Kontrolle"
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Benutzte Regeln und/oder Konventionen
Status
Entwurf
Erschließungstiefe
Daten der Bestandsbildung, der Überprüfung und der Skartierung/Kassierung
Sprache(n)
- Englisch