Community Contributed

Francis Corrison Swanwick (Corrie)

Corrie was a local identity, and Levin’s unofficial historian. He wrote many stories which were published in the local newspapers, and which his daughter Janice has authorised for use on Kete Horowhenua.

Date of birth	23/12/1910
Date of death	15/09/2005
Mothers name	Theodora (Dora) (McCutcheon)
Spouses name	Lillian Helena Pickering
Mothers date of birth	Between 1883-1884
Spouses date of birth	27/05/1917
Mothers place of birth	Lawrence, Otago
Spouses place of birth	Levin
Mothers iwi or nationality	European (English/Irish extraction)
Mothers date of death	1941?
Spouses date of death	25/06/1996
Fathers date of birth	04/10/1874
Mothers place of death	Levin
Spouses place of death	Levin
Fathers name	Frank Swanwick
Fathers place of birth	Lawrence, Otago
Marriage date	27/08/1949
Fathers iwi or nationality	European (English/Irish extraction)
Parents date of marriage	21/03/1907
Place of marriage	Newlands, Wellington
Parents place of marriage	Lawrence, Otago
Fathers date of death	25/09/1961
Fathers place of death	Levin
Siblings	Lillias (married Harold Stanley) 1914-07/07/1995, Frederick 1908-15/09/1992, , ,
Fathers occupation	Gold dredger, machinery inspector, brewers' carter, poultry farmer
Children	Janice 1951-, m Kent Atkinson, Grandchildren: Catriona Atkinson, Brendan Atkinson, ,
Cause of death	Bronchopneumonia
Buried where	The Avenue Cemetery, Levin
Places of relevance	Levin School, Black's Nursery , Pacific Theatre, WWII, Horowhenua Historical Society,
Last known residence	Wilton Street, Levin, and the Levin Home for War Veterans
Alias	Corrie
Educational achievements	Certificate of Proficiency (Standard V1), age 15
Awards	New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal in recognition of services to New Zealand. Levin Borough Council: Civic Honour Award, 1984, for outstanding contribution to the town’s history. Horowhenua County Council plaque, 1985, for his help with the centennial celebrations. Horowhenua Historical Society: Life Member 1997.
Place of birth	Levin
Occupation	Nurseryman/market gardener
Nationality or Iwi	European
Place of death	Levin
Spouses Iwi or nationality	European

Corrie researched and wrote many stories mostly relating to the history of the Levin area. Corrie's stories were never published as a book, but were published over many years in the local newspaper.

They are being loaded into Kete as PDF files along with the full text (typed up by our volunteers) so that they can be found by a keyword search.

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