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     Mary Ethel Swinton was the daughter of Robert Blair Swinton and Elizabeth Dorothy Rundall.² She died on 22 November 1964, unmarried.¹
     She was awarded the Associate, Royal Red Cross (A.R.R.C.)¹

     Colonel George Swinton was born on 27 November 1837.¹ He was the son of Colonel William Swinton and Elizabeth Blair.² He married, firstly, Annie Macnaughten Lawrence, daughter of Lt.-Gen. Sir George St. Patrick Lawrence and Charlotte Isabella Browne, on 15 January 1868.¹ He married, secondly, Edith Bessie Ward, daughter of Francis Ward, on 17 December 1889.² He died on 18 July 1912 at age 74.¹
     He gained the rank of Colonel in the Royal Engineers.¹

     Mary Ann Wroe was born circa 1820 at Salford, Lancashire, England.¹ She married David Brown Armstrong, son of George Jefferson Armstrong and Ann Brown, in 1856 at Barton, Lancashire, England.¹
     From 1856, her married name became Armstrong.¹

     Annie Macnaughten Lawrence was the daughter of Lt.-Gen. Sir George St. Patrick Lawrence and Charlotte Isabella Browne.² She married Colonel George Swinton, son of Colonel William Swinton and Elizabeth Blair, on 15 January 1868.¹ She died in 1881.¹
     From 15 January 1868, her married name became Swinton.

     George Edward Swinton was born on 20 November 1890.¹ He was the son of Colonel George Swinton and Edith Bessie Ward.² He died on 19 January 1964 at age 73, unmarried.¹
     He was Lt-Col, E Surrey –42, commander 2nd Battalion in Malaya 1939–42 (POW of Japanese) Regt 1912.¹ He was educated Marlborough.¹ He was Military Cross (M.C.)¹

     William Swinton was born on 27 April 1892.¹ He was the son of Colonel George Swinton and Edith Bessie Ward.² He married Vera Winifred Burr, daughter of Reverend A. J. Burr, on 26 June 1919.¹ He died on 23 November 1964 at age 72.¹
     He was Brigadier RA, WW II with CCMA III Corps and CCRA XII , Brigadier Royal Artillery Ceylon Army Cmd 1942, Brigadier Royal Artillery 21st Army Group SEAC 1943–45 Corps 1941.¹ He was educated Marlborough.¹ He was Military Cross (M.C.) and two bars.¹

     Vera Winifred Burr is the daughter of Reverend A. J. Burr.² She married William Swinton, son of Colonel George Swinton and Edith Bessie Ward, on 26 June 1919.¹
     She graduated with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ Her married name became Swinton.

     Anne Swinton was born on 24 February 1923.¹ She is the daughter of William Swinton and Vera Winifred Burr.² She married Major Donald Low on 5 September 1945.¹
     Her married name became Low. She lived in 2003 at Dunedin, Deepcut, Surrey, England.¹

     Major Donald Low married Anne Swinton, daughter of William Swinton and Vera Winifred Burr, on 5 September 1945.¹
     He was Royal Artillery a son and a daughter.¹ He was Military Cross (M.C.)¹