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The SPANSWICK's of SCOTLAND
The Surnames of Scotland by George F Black includes the following entry : "Spanswick, A rare surname in Shetland, of local origin from a small place of the name"
Sadly this does not appear to be the case, the Spanswick surname is indeed a very rare in Scotland, but the earliest record so far places it at Leith in 1879.
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Date of Birth Name and Surname Address Parents Date and Location of Parents Marriage When and by who Registered 23rd Mar1880 Francis Isaac Spanswick 15 Wilkie Place Leith s/o William Spanswick a Bombardier RA and Maggie Spanswick m/s Leslie 15th Sep1881 Mary Jane Margaret Spanswick 51 Forth St Leith d/o William Spanswick a Bombardier RA and Maggie Spanswick m/s Leslie 3rd Sep1882 William George Spanswick 19 Gairbraid Av, Maryhill s/o William Spanswick a Soldier Driver and Maggie Spanswick m/s Leslie 3rd Sep1882 Herbert Thomas Spanswick 21 North Forth St Leith s/o William Spanswick a Carter and Maggie Spanswick m/s Leslie 2nd Sep1887 John Leslie Spanswick 9 Portland Place Leith s/o William Spanswick a Lorryman and Maggie Spanswick m/s Leslie 9th Jul1889 John Maxton Spanswick 1 Cannon Street, Leith s/o William Spanswick a Lorryman and Maggie Spanswick m/s Leslie 10th Aug1891 Margaret Ann Spanswick 14 Cannon Street, Leith d/o William Spanswick a Lorryman and Maggie Spanswick m/s Leslie 25th Jun1892 Hunter Parker Spanswick 5 Hamburgh Place, Leith s/o William Spanswick a Lorryman and Maggie Spanswick m/s Leslie 27th Oct1894 Elizabeth Glover Spanswick 5 Hamburgh Place, Leith d/o William Spanswick a Lorryman and Maggie Spanswick m/s Leslie 7th Jun1896 Margaret Urcilla Spanswick 5 Hamburgh Place, Leith d/o William Spanswick a Lorryman and Maggie Spanswick m/s Leslie 20th Dec1898 at 7h10mpm Helen Aitken Spanswick 5 Harnburgh Place Leith d/o William Spanswick a Lorryman and Margaret Spanswick m/s Leslie 1879 August 1st North Leith By W Spanswick - Father 1899 January 10th at North Leith 12th Nov1900 at 5h am Helen Aitken Spanswick 32 Albany Street Leith d/o William Spanswick a Lorryman and Margaret Spanswick m/s Leslie 1879 August 1st North Leith By W Spanswick - Father present - 1900 Nov 27th at North Leith 5th June1903 at 2h 25pm Francis Russell Spanswick 18 Ferrier St Leith s/o Francis Isaac Spanswick a Clerk and Jessie Swayne Spanswick m/s Irvine 1902 Sept 19th North Leith By F Spanswick - Father present - 1903 June 16th at Leith 7th April 1906 at 3h pm Elizabeth Spanswick 4 Fort Place Leith d/o Francis Isaac Spanswick a Mercantile Clerk and Jessie Swayne Spanswick m/s Irvine 1902 Sept 19th North Leith By F Spanswick - Father 23rd May1906 at 2h 25pm Thomas Henry Spanswick 14 Couper St Leith s/o Thomas Henry Spanswick a Marine Stoker and Agnes Keith Spanswick m/s Laurie 1905 July 7th South Leith By Agnes Spanswick - Mother - 1906 June 6th at Leith
Spanswick Marriages in Scotland
Marriage at the Manse, North Leith, after Publication according to the Forms of the Church of Scotland (Ref 692/2 87)
When Married Name and Surname Age Condition Rank or Profession Residence at the time of Marriage Fathers Name and Surname Mothers Names and Surname Rank or Profession of Father 1st August 1879 William Spanswick 21 Bachelor Driver RA Leith Port, North Leith Isaac Spanswick Ann Spanswick m/s------ (Deceased) Farm Labourer Maggie Leslie 23 Spinster 15 Wilkie Place, North Leith William Leslie Ann Leslie m/s Aitken (deceased) General Labourer Witnesses: W. Milbury, Margaret McDonald
Signed : Robert Stewart Minister of North Leith
Marriage at 77 ? Street, Leith, after Publication according to the Forms of the Church of Scotland (Ref 692/2 207)
When Married Name and Surname Age Condition Rank or Profession Residence at the time of Marriage Fathers Name and Surname Mothers Names and Surname Rank or Profession of Father 7th July 1905 Thomas Henry Spanswick 22 Bachelor Marine Stoker Crown Place, Leith William Spanswick Margaret Spanswick m/s Leslie A Lorryman Agnes Keith Laurie 22 Spinster -- same place --- Witnesses: Elizabeth Kerr, H.J. Spanswick
Signed : John White of South Leith
References to other Spanswick Marriages from Scotlands People (1902 - 1946)
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Year Name Spouse Reference District County 1902 Francis Isaac Spanswick Jessie Swayne 692/01 0118 Leith North Edinburgh City Midlothian 1909 Herbert Thomas Spanswick Josephine Smart Dickson 692/2 129 Leith South Edinburgh City Midlothian 1910 William George Spanswick Isabella McPherson 692/2 329 Mitche Leith South Edinburgh City Midlothian 1914 James Maxton Spanswick Bella Skinner 098/1 13 Inverness Inverness 1915 John Leslie Spanswick Jessie Mary Sandison 007/1 1 Nesting 1919 Margaret Urcill Spanswick John Sinclair 005/1 39 Lerwick Shetland 1925 Helen Atkin Spanswick William Horne 005/1 42 Lerwick Shetland 1927 Martha Spanswick Frederick Wallace 644/9 177 Milton Glasgow Lanark 1928 William Spanswick Mary Ann Laurenson 685/04 0647 St Giles Edinburgh City Midlothian 1928 William Spanswick Mary Ann Moar 685/04 0647 St Giles Edinburgh City Midlothian 1930 Elizabeth H.S Spanswick Alfred Hugo Pree 827 27 Gretna Dumfries 1942 Doris I Spanswick Buchanan 685/2 572 St Andrew Edinburgh Midlothian 1943 Jessie M.R Spanswick Adair 005/1 38 Lerwick Shetland 1945 Christina MD Spanswick Carson 685/1 295 Haymarket 1946 Joyce M Spanswick Shaw 573/1 527 Paisley 1946 Margaret Anne L Spanswick Nisbet 685/7 183 Morningside
Reports from the Scotsman Digital Newspaper Archive 1910 - 1946
The Scotsman 13th July 1908
Leith Police Sports
"100 Yards Flat Race Handicap �.. 4, F. Spanswick E.S.H. (5 1/2 Yards)� "
The Scotsman 1st Aug 1910
"100 Yards Handicap �..F. Spanswick (8) 10 1-5 secs� With one exception the heat winners did the distance in 10 1-5, as were the second ties in the first heat of which Wight just beat Spanswick at the tape �. "
The Scotsman 15th November 1910
Births
SPANSWICK - At 89 Iona Street, Leith, on the 13th inst (nee Josphine Dickson), the wife of HERBERT THOMAS SPANSWICK, of a daughter.
The Scotsman 19th Dec 1930
FATAL MOTOR ACCIDENT
A woman named Mrs. Spanswick, 13 Drumbrae Road, Edinburgh, was killed and a neighbour injured in a motor accident between six and seven o'clock last night in Queensferry Road at the Junction of Drumbrae Road. Mrs. Spanswick and Mrs Ferguson, 4 Drumbrae Road, were crossing from the south to the north side of Queensferry Road, when they were knocked down by a motor car which was proceeding westward. They were removed to a house nearby and a Blackhall doctor was summoned. Mrs. Spanswick died before medical attention could be given, and Mrs. Ferguson was removed to the Royal Infirmary, where she was detained suffering from injuries to the back.
* The lady killed in the Accident above was Jessie Swayne Spanswick wife of Francis Isaac Spanswick (married 1902).
The Scotsman Sunday 19th April 1936
Marriage
SPANSWICK - FARQUHAR - At Station Hotel, Larbert, on 18th April 1936, by the Rev. J.J.S. Thomson, M.C., M.A., FRANCIS RUSSELL, son of FRANCIS I. and the late JESSIE SPANSWICK, 46 Drumbae North, Barton, to CATHERINE, daughter of the late Mr and Mrs JAMES FARQUHAR, 46 Rae Street, Stenhousemuir, Larbert.
The Scotsman Monday 1st Jan 1937
Death
SPANSWICK - At 7 Church Lane, Lerwick, Shetland on 10th January 1937, WILLIAM SPANSWICK, aged 77 years.
The Scotsman Tuesday 26th January 1943
Death
SPANSWICK - At Hospital, EDINBURGH, on 24th January 1943, GERTRUDE ANNIE WOOD, beloved wife of FRANCIS I. SPANSWICK 46, Drum Brae North, Barnton. Service at Warriston Crematorium on Wednesday, at 2.30 PM to which all friends are invited (No mourning, no flowers, by request).
The Scotsman Friday, 39th August 1946
CONFECTIONER FINED �20 - An Edinburgh confectioner who, it was stated, by overstating the number of personal points in his possession in returns to the Ministry of Food, would have obtained almost half a ton of confectionery, was fined a total of �20 by Sheriff Jameson, at Edinburgh Sheriff Court yesterday. He was William Spanswick, 12 Niddrie Mains Road, and he admitted on two occasions - March 31 and April 28 - recklessly made false statements to the Ministry of Food regarding the number of confectionery points in his possession. He pleaded guilty through an agent.
Deaths of Spanswick's in Scotland
Date of Death Name and Surname Age Address Other 13th Nov 1881 Mary Jane Spanswick 2 Months 51 North Fort Street, Leith d/o William and Maggie Spanswick 127 Aug 1891 Margaret Ann Spanswick 17 Days 14 Cannon Street, Leith d/o William and Maggie Spanswick
References to Other Spanswick Deaths in Scotland from Scotlands People
Year Forename(s) & Surname Other Surname Age Reference District County 1906 Elizabeth Glove[r] Spanswick 11 5/1/0046 Lerwick Shetland 1907 Hunter Parker Spanswick 14 5/1/032 Lerwick Shetland 1917 Francis Spanswick 5/1/0133 Lerwick Shetland 1919 Alfred John Spanswick 1 59/A/0016 Avoch Ross & Cromarty 1921 Margaret Spanswick Leslie 65 5/1/0103 Lerwick Shetland 1921 Margaret May Spanswick 1 685/3/0209 Canongate Midlothian 1924 John Leslie Spanswick 36 5/1/0050 Lerwick Shetland 1930 Jessie Swayne Spanswick Irvine 52 685/11 0057 Cramond Edinburgh City Midlothian 1937 William Spanswick 77 005/01 0002 Lerwick Shetland 1940 Maud Spanswick Aitken 64 644/04 0986 Provan Glasgow City Lanark 1943 Gertrude Annie Spanswick Wood 52 685/07 0088 Morningside Edinburgh City Midlothian 1944 Mary Spanswick 0 005/01 0047 Lerwick Shetland 1945 William George Spanswick 2 685/06 0554 Newington Edinburgh City Midlothian 1947 --------- Spanswick 0 685/05 1326 George Square Edinburgh Midlothian 1948 Isabella Spanswick McPherson 61 644/13 0548 Hillhead Glasgow City Lanark 1948 Jessie Mary Spanswick Sandison 59 005/01 0067 Lerwick Shetland 1948 Margaret Urcill Spanswick Sinclair 51 644/10 0216 Milton Glasgow Lanark 1954 Margaret A L Spanswick Nisbet 40 685/05 0851 George Square Edinburgh Midlothian 1956 Jessie Mary R Spanswick Adair 36 005/01 0106 Lerwick Shetland