53. Frances Lee

Mother of William Henry Swain. and wife of William Henry Swain.

William Henry Swain and Frances Lee married on 11 September 1842 at Shoreditch, St Leonards. According to the marriage certificate, William Swain was of full age, while Frances Lee was a minor. They both lived in Chamber Street, not the most salubrious street according to an article in the East London Observer. He was a Gun Maker by profession, and she was a Hat Trimmer. Her father was Henry Lee, a Hatter.

Their son, William Swain, was born at 6 Everards Place, Back Church Lane, Whitechapel on 19 March 1844.

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