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John SWAN
1819 - 1873 (53 years)
Has 10 ancestors and 39 descendants in this family tree.
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Name John SWAN Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born 1 Nov 1819 Little Sampford, Essex, England 
- From censuses Little Sampford is also known as New Sampford
Also from baptism register
Baptised 13 Feb 1820 Independent Chapel, Finchingfield, Essex, England Gender Male Confirmation 18 Jun 1840 St. John’s Church, Thaxted, Essex, England - By Charles James Bloomfield, Bishop of London
From the PR for Little Sampford, on "Essex Archives Online", online image (23/12/2010)
The record shows John as aged 17. This is too young - unless John was a bit younger than censuses suggest - maybe he increased his age to be closer in age to Martha. Or should the PRs have said James?
Residence Living with parents 1841 Wimbish Green, Uttlesford, Essex, England Occupation Ag lab 1841 Wimbish Green, Uttlesford, Essex, England Occupation Groom 1843 Thames Street, London, England Occupation Groom 1844 25, Addle Hill, London, England Occupation Coachman From 1847 to 1859 - 1847: Maidenhead, Berkshire
1851: Taplow, Buckinghamshire
1854: Taplow House Lodge, Taplow, Buckinghamshire
1859: Grosvenor Crescent, Pimlico, London
Residence From 1851 to 1854 Taplow House Lodge, Taplow, Buckinghamshire, England - The grand Taplow House is now an hotel.
In 1838 it was bought by the (2nd) Marquess of Thomond, but on his death in 1846 the title passed to his brother who resided in Bath and in 1851 it was occupied by 65 year old merchant Joseph Sandars (1785 - 1860), "the father of railways", and his wife Anna.
Since the very next entry to the unnamed house that John and his family were living in in 1851 was Taplow House, I think it was probable that they were then living in the Lodge, and almost certain that they were living in a property that was part of the Taplow House estate and that John was a coachman to the Sandars.
Residence 1859 Grosvenor Crescent, Pimlico, London, England Occupation Publican / inn keeper From 1871 to 1873 “The Feathers Inn”, Taplow Common, Taplow, Buckinghamshire, England Died Cause: Liver disease ("disease of liver ascites 1 week") 7 Mar 1873 Taplow Common, Taplow, Buckinghamshire, England - John's death was registered by his son Charles who was present at the death (was also "of Taplow Common".
The cert. just shows that he died at Taplow Common; since this is in addition to showing him as "late of 'The Feathers'" I assume he did not die at The Feathers or a place of death would not have been added.
Death certificate for John Swan Buried 12 Mar 1873 St. Nicholas’ Church, Taplow, Buckinghamshire, England - From Bucks FHS booklet of burials and marriages at Taplow St. Nicholas, viewed 28 Jul 2012
John shown as aged 53, and of Taplow Common
Probate 17 Apr 1873 - Swan, John Effects under £450
17 April The Will of John Swan late of the "Feathers" Inn Taplow Common in the County of Buckingham Victualler who died 7 March 1873 at Taplow Common was proved at Oxford by Susanna Ford Swan Widow the Relict and Charles Swan Carpenter the Son both of Taplow Common the Executors
(I have a copy of his will - not yet transcribed)
Notes - Living in Thames Street at time of 1st marriage.
Living in Taplow House Lodge in 1854 when his 1st wife died, but in Grosvenor Crescent (London) at time of 2nd marriage in 1859, still a coachman - possibly at his employer's London home, with Taplow being the country one? But the 1861 census shows a different family, the 43 year old Neville Ward and his wife and children, with "next door" a coachman, but that was Thomas Price, not John Swan. Possibly the Wards already had a coachman when they acquired Taplow House; John would have had to have found work elsewhere if the Sanders no longer needed him.
Back in Taplow, as innkeeper at The Feathers Inn (still exists - opposite the main gates to Cliveden) at the time of the 1871 census (where the entry for The Feathers is immediately followed by Cliveden estate entries). At "Taplow Common" (I think this would include The Feathers) when he died the following year.
Person ID I684 All | Teresa's direct ancestors Last Modified 4 Feb 2021
Father James SWAN, b. Abt 1783, Little Sampford, Essex, England , d. 22 Jan 1865, Little Sampford, Essex, England (Age ~ 82 years) Mother Mary COLLARD, b. 21 Jul 1787, Sible Hedingham, Essex, England , d. 16 Nov 1863, Little Sampford, Essex, England (Age 76 years) Banns of marriage From 11 Dec 1808 to 25 Dec 1808 St. John the Baptist Church, Finchingfield, Essex, England - From index on Ancestry (date given as 11 Dec, assumed to be first reading)
Married 27 Dec 1808 St. John the Baptist Church, Finchingfield, Essex, England - Mary's maiden name from baptism entries for her children - Collins on some, Collard on one. Combining that with birthplace of Hedingham (in the censuses) suggests it should be Collard.
Details from Essex index on Ancestry (viewed 6 Aug 2019)
Children5 children Family ID F7783 | Family Chart
Family 1 Martha FIELD, b. 1816, Wallington, Surrey, England , d. 25 Dec 1854, Taplow House Lodge, Taplow, Buckinghamshire, England (Age 38 years) Married 27 Apr 1843 St. Sepulchre’s Church, Middlesex, City of London, London, England - Both of age, bach and sp, of Thames Street. The witnesses, William and Jane Field were proably 2 of Martha's half siblings, unless Jane was her step-mother. All signed.
website for St. Sepulchre's Church
Certificate for the marriage of John Swan to Martha Field Children5 children Last Modified 28 Feb 2013 Family ID F50 | Family Chart
Family 2 Susanna ("Susan") Ford WARE, b. 24 Jan 1819, Broadclyst, Devon, England , d. 7 Oct 1897, Ottery St. Mary, Devon, England (Age 78 years) Married 26 Jun 1859 St. Peter’s Church, Pimlico (Eaton Square), London, England 
Certificate for the marriage of John Swan to Susanna ("Susan") Ford Ware Last Modified 28 Feb 2013 Family ID F1295 | Family Chart
- From censuses Little Sampford is also known as New Sampford