Emma Swift

Emma Sophia Swift 

Born: 1858, Boston 

Baptised: 13 August 1858, Boston 

Father: William G Swift (b. 1834)

Mother: Sophia Swift (b. 1829)

Brothers: Willie Swift (b. 1860), Frank Swift (b. 1866), George Swift (b. 1871)

Sisters: Mary Swift (b. 1862), Minnie Swift (b. 1864), Alice Swift (b. 1868)

Marriage:        20 August 1907, Camberwell

Husband:         Paul Evelyn Couratin 

                        b. 1868

                        Clerk Civil Service 

In 1861 – 

She is at Wide Bargate, Boston. Her father is listed as ‘Haberdasher Master’. Emma, her mother and brother, Willie, are unlisted. There are two servants, Sarah Forton (b. 1845) and Mary Ann Taylor (b. 1846). 

In 1871 – 

She is at Vestry Road, Norman Cottages, Camberwell. Her father is listed as ‘Printers Compositor’. Emma, her mother and siblings (Willie, Mary, Minnie, Frank, Alice and George) are unlisted. 

In 1881 – 

She is at 21 Vestry Road, Camberwell. Her mother is an unlisted widow. Emma is listed as ‘Teacher in Public Elementary School’. Her brother, Willie, is listed as ‘East India Merchants Clerk’. Her sister, Mary, is listed as ‘Stationer Assistant Unemployed’. Her brother, Frank, is listed as ‘Clerk on Lloyds Insurance’. Her siblings (Minnie, Alice and George) are unlisted. There is a visitor, Henrietta Kirk (b. 1863), listed as ‘Saleswoman of Underclothing’. 

In 1891 – 

She is at Denman Street, Camberwell. Her mother is a widow and ‘Living on Own Means’. Emma and her sister, Alice, are listed as ‘School Teacher’. Her sister, Mary, is listed as ‘Publishers Clerk’. Her sister, Minnie, is listed as ‘Living on Own Means’. Her brother, Frank, is listed as ‘Surveyors Assistant’. Her brother, George, is listed as ‘Bank Clerk’. Her niece, Dorothy M Swift (b. 1888), is unlisted. 

In 04/99 – 

Address is 63 Denmark Road, Peckham, S.E. 

In 1901 – 

She is at 49 Grove Park, Camberwell. Emma and her sister, Alice, is listed as ‘Elementary Teacher’. Her mother is an unlisted widow. Her sister, Minnie, is unlisted. Her brother, Frank, is listed as ‘Quantity Surveyor’. Her brother, George, is listed as ‘Bank Cashier’. 

In 1911 –         

She is at 27 Uffington Road, West Norwood. Her husband is listed as ‘Clerk Civil Service’. Emma and a visitor, Gabrielle Melchin (b. 1884), are unlisted. There is a servant, Ruth Alyward (b. 1888). 

In 1921 – 

She is at 27 Uffington Road, West Norwood. Her husband is listed as ‘Government Clerk’. Emma is unlisted. There is a servant, Esther Marion Mount (b. 1903). 

d.         1936, Lambeth