19 Sept 2015

The Second English Swinfield Gathering

It happened last Saturday! On 12th September, English members of the Swinfield and related families met at the George Ward Centre (the Community Centre) at Barwell, Leicestershire.















Once more, we had the chance to meet "our cousins" and to discover how we are related to one another. Fewer Swinfields, than I had hoped, were present but those who were there seemed to enjoy looking at the displays of family trees that had been laid out.


Unfortunately, only Family 5 was well represented. Even then, despite many promises of attendance from those who are on that pedigree, some parts of the tree had no attendees at all! The venue had been particularly chosen as being very near to where the majority of bearers of the surname still live.




I gave a presentation to illustrate what has been discovered about the family's history over the past 43 years of study.

My sincere thanks to those who came along to support the Gathering.

It could not have happened without the very hard work and input of Di, Sandra and Allan.

6 Sept 2015

See you in a week's time at Barwell?

In just a week's time, the Swinfields will be coming together at Barwell in Leicestershire.  Your relations and long-lost cousins may be there! Now is the chance to meet them. Make sure that you are there too.

Sandra Bates has ensured that there has been lots of publicity to make sure that it comes to the attention of all the "Swinfields" who still live locally. Besides delivering more than 50 flyers to known addresses of those who at some time have had the name, two articles have been published in local newspapers.













These articles will surely attract more people who live in the area.



We are busy making displays to illustrate what we know about the family's history.









Doors open at 1pm on 12th September at the George Ward Centre. 
Don't miss the illustrated talk which will begin at 2.45pm. 
Be with us until 5pm.