General Sir Robert Blair1

M, #590191
Last Edited=20 Sep 2014
     General Sir Robert Blair was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.)1

Child of General Sir Robert Blair

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3843. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Elizabeth Blair1

F, #590192
Last Edited=20 Sep 2014
     Elizabeth Blair is the daughter of General Sir Robert Blair.2 She married Colonel William Swinton, son of John Swinton, Lord Swinton and Margaret Mitchelson, in 1815.1
     From 1815, her married name became Swinton.

Children of Elizabeth Blair and Colonel William Swinton

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3843. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Major William Swinton1

M, #590193, b. 1816, d. 1855
Last Edited=23 Sep 2018
     Major William Swinton was born in 1816.1 He was the son of Colonel William Swinton and Elizabeth Blair.2 He died in 1855 at Sebastopol, Russia.1
     He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Artillery.1

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3843. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Edward Swinton1

M, #590194, b. 1824, d. 1852
Last Edited=23 Sep 2018
     Edward Swinton was born in 1824.1 He was the son of Colonel William Swinton and Elizabeth Blair.2 He died in 1852.1
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Artillery.1

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3843. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Robert Blair Swinton1

M, #590195, b. 1829, d. 1912
Last Edited=23 Sep 2018
     Robert Blair Swinton was born in 1829.1 He was the son of Colonel William Swinton and Elizabeth Blair.2 He married Elizabeth Dorothy Rundall, daughter of J. Rundall, in 1858.1 He died in 1912.1
     He was educated at Bath College, Bath, Somerset, EnglandG.2 He was educated at Haileybury College, Haileybury, Hertfordshire, England.1 He was with the Madras Civil Service.1

Children of Robert Blair Swinton and Elizabeth Dorothy Rundall

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3843. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]


J. Rundall1

M, #590196
Last Edited=23 Sep 2018

Child of J. Rundall

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3843. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Elizabeth Dorothy Rundall1

F, #590197, d. 5 April 1915
Last Edited=23 Sep 2018
     Elizabeth Dorothy Rundall was the daughter of J. Rundall.2 She married Robert Blair Swinton, son of Colonel William Swinton and Elizabeth Blair, in 1858.1 She died on 5 April 1915.1
     From 1858, her married name became Swinton.

Children of Elizabeth Dorothy Rundall and Robert Blair Swinton

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3843. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Robert Rundall Swinton1

M, #590198, b. July 1860, d. 26 September 1890
Last Edited=23 Sep 2018
     Robert Rundall Swinton was born in July 1860.1 He was the son of Robert Blair Swinton and Elizabeth Dorothy Rundall.2 He died on 26 September 1890 at age 30 at India, killed in action.2
     He was educated at Haileybury College, Haileybury, Hertfordshire, England.1 He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 44th Gurkha Light Infantry.1

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3843. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Lt.-Col. Francis Edward Swinton1

M, #590199, b. 9 June 1866, d. 23 December 1927
Last Edited=23 Sep 2018
     Lt.-Col. Francis Edward Swinton was born on 9 June 1866.1 He was the son of Robert Blair Swinton and Elizabeth Dorothy Rundall.2 He died on 23 December 1927 at age 61, unmarried.1
     He was educated at Newcastle-under-Lyme High School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England.2 He was educated at St. Bartholomew's Hospital Medical School, London, EnglandG.1 He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Indian Medical Service.1 He was Deputy Director-General, Indian Medical Service.2 He was appointed Companion, Order of the Indian Empire (C.I.E.) in 1919.1

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3843. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Maj.-Gen. Sir Ernest Dunlop Swinton1

M, #590200, b. 21 October 1868, d. 15 January 1951
Last Edited=23 Sep 2018
     Maj.-Gen. Sir Ernest Dunlop Swinton was born on 21 October 1868.1 He was the son of Robert Blair Swinton and Elizabeth Dorothy Rundall.2 He married Grace Louisa Clayton, daughter of Sir Edward Gilbert Clayton and Georgina Elizabeth Sykes Clayton, on 29 January 1897.1 He died on 15 January 1951 at age 82.1
     He was educated at Rugby School, Rugby, Warwickshire, England.1 He was educated at Cheltham College, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, EnglandG.1 He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1900.2 He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1900.1 He was Assistant Secretary Committee ID and War Cabinet between 1913 and 1914.2 He fought in the First World War.2 He was Official Correspondent with BEF in France between 1914 and 1915.1 He was Assistant Secretary Committee ID and War Cabinet between 1915 and 1917.2 In 1916 he raised and commanded the Heavy Section MGC (Tanks.)2 He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1917.1 He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.) in 1923.1 He was Chichele Professor of Military History between 1925 and 1939 at Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.2

Children of Maj.-Gen. Sir Ernest Dunlop Swinton and Grace Louisa Clayton

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3843. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]