British Army WWI Service Records
Gibson Swall
Regimental Number 203626, 4th Border Regiment
Address, Main Street, Brough, Westmorland
Age 31
trade, Sadler and ironmonger
married, yes
attested December 10 1915
Private
First joined for duty June 26 1917 at Kendal, Westmorland
Theatre of War, India
2/4th Border Regiment, place Peshawar, proceeding to the United Kingdom

A directory not named
Brough, Westmorland’Private Residents
Gibson Swall, Clifford House
Commercial
Gibson Swall, iron monger, dealer in motor oils and spirit, agriculteral cutlery & hardware
Nominal Roll February 22, 1919, 2/4th Border Regiment, Peshwar
April 15 1919 quote from note “203626 Private G. Swall was called a a Pivotal Man before 1st February 1919, and proceeded to Bombay for embarkation February 26 1919 enroute for Englad etc.”
disembodied April 22 1919

National Probate Calendar
Gibson Swall of 155 Hull-road Anlaby near Kingston-upon-Hull died 4 March 1957 at Western General Hospital Kingston-upon-Hull Probate Carlise 14 June 1957 to Ada Margaret Swall widow Sylvia Margaret Whipp (wife of Howard Whipp) and Marjorie Gibson Watson (wife of George Leslie Watson). Effects 2087 pounds.

In the 1891 census Kings Head Inn, Ravenstonedale, Westmorland
Head John Dent, age 43, farmer and innkeeper, employer, born Morland, Westmorland
Wife Jane Dent, age 37, born Longmarton, Westmorland.
Daughter Jane Dent, age 14, assistant in the house, born Morland.
Daughter Elizabeth Dent, age 12, scholar, born Ravenstonedale
Son Thomas Dent, age 9, scholar, born Ravenstonedale
Son Leonard Dent, age 8, scholar, born Ravenstonedale
Daughter Ada M. Dent, age 4, born Ravenstonedale
Son Edwin Dent, age 2, born Ravenstonedale
Visitor Joseph W. Swall, single, age 26, saddler, born Brough, Westmorland
Visitor Margaret A. Swall, single, age 23, dressmaker, born Brough.
[The Swall’s are probably relations to Jane’s mother Jane Bellas (nee Swall) who was also born in Brough]

In the 1901 census Kings Head, Ravenstonedale, Westmorland
Head John Dent, age 52, innkeeper and farmer, own account, born Kings Meaburn, Westmorland
Wife Jane Dent, age 47, born Brampton, Westmorland
Son Thomas Dent, age 19, farmer’s son, worker, born Ravenstonedale.
Daughter Ada M. Dent, age 14, born Ravenstonedale
Son Edwin Dent, age 12, born Ravenstonedale
Son Arthur Dent, age 9, born Ravenstonedale
Son James Dent, age 7, born Ravenstonedale
Daughter Mary E. Dent, age 5, born Ravenstonedale

In the 1911 census Croft House, King’s Meaburn, Bolton, Penrith, Westmorland
Head John Dent, age 63, farmer, born Morland, Westmorland
Wife Jane Dent, age 57, 10 children born alive, 9 still living, born Long Marton, Westmorland
Daughter Ada Maggie Dent, age 24, single, assistant teacher, county council, born Ravenstonedale, Westmorland
Son Arthur Dent, age 19, single, farmer’s son working on farm, born Ravenstonedale.
Daughter Mary Eveline Dent, age 15, farmer’s daughter dairy work, born Ravenstonedale.
1 boarder

In the April to June 1915 marriage index Ada M. Dent and Gibson Swall, West Ward registration district, Westmorland, volume 10b, page 1601

In the 1939 England and Wales Register
Lower Market Street, Brough, Westmorland
1. Gibson Swall, born December 12, 1884, married, newsagent & ironmonger shopkeeper, special constable 1178
2. Ada M. Swall, born July 20 1886, married, unpaid domestic duties
3. Jane Dent, born April 21 1853, widow, retired private innkeeper
[Did Ada M. Swall (nee Dent) marry a cousin?]

National Probate Calendar
Ada Margaret Swall of 278 Kingston Road Willerby Kingston-upon-Hull died 19 September 1966 at the Western General Hospital Kingston-upon-Hull Probate Carlisle 2 November 1966 to Sylvia Margaret Whipp and Marjorie Gibson Watson married women and Geoffrey Berry harker solicitor. Effects 7347 pounds