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Francis Corrison Swanwick (Corrie)
Kete Horowhenua2020-03-23T16:49:52+00:00Corrie 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.
Related Items
- Swanwick Stories </ li>
- Interview by school student. </ li>
- Interview transcript. </ li>
- Corrie's Obituary </ li>
- Corrie at age 6 </ li>
- His Mother </ li>
- His father Frank </ li>
- The house where Corrie was born </ li>
- Corrie aged 12 </ li>
- Corrie’s aunts </ li>
- Corrie’s father in law </ li>
- Corrie’s wife Lillian Helena (Lil) as a baby </ li>
- Parents' wedding </ li>
- Lil Swanwick’s grandparents </ li>
- Corrie’s sister Lillias </ li>
- Corrie as a young man </ li>
- Hokio Beach Road house where Corrie was brought up </ li>
- Corrie at Army training </ li>
- Corrie on Army exercise </ li>
- Swanwick cottage, Otago </ li>
- Certificate of Proficiency front </ li>
- Certificate of Proficiency back </ li>
- Pre war Corrie </ li>
- Corrie's Tararua mates </ li>
- Wedding photo 1 </ li>
- Wedding Photo 2 </ li>
- 2004 picture of house where Corrie was born </ li>
- Lil and Corrie’s wedding day </ li>
- Lil and Corrie’s wedding day another photo </ li>
- Posed wedding photo </ li>
- Wedding day seated </ li>
- Wedding day family photo </ li>
- Corrie and Lil with baby Janice 1951 </ li>
- Scott and Swanwick families haymaking </ li>
- Swanwick/Scott group </ li>
- Last snap of mother Dora </ li>
- Brother Fred Swanwick with cat </ li>
- Cousin's wedding </ li>
- Family outside house </ li>
- Brother Fred sawing wood </ li>
- Brother Fred Swanwick as toddler </ li>
- Group with cousin Arlette </ li>
- Arlette and Harold’s golden wedding </ li>
- The now demolished Swanwick family cottage at Wetherstones </ li>
- Holding violin </ li>
- Rough Rider Frank Swanwick (father of Corrie) in Boer War. He joined up from Lawrence, Otago. </ li>
- Grandmother Jane Swanwick (nee Wilson) and two of her daughters, Lavinia, in front and Lillias, taken in Lawrence </ li>
- Lawrence Football Team with two of Corrie’s uncles </ li>
- Hurley family </ li>
- Lillias Stanley </ li>
- Corrie Swanwick Funeral </ li>
- Scott Farm, Ihakara - probably after 1915 </ li>
- Corrie Swanwick on Vegetable Project - m </ li>
- What Did You Do in the War </ li>
- Corrie Swanwick on Vegetable Project - b </ li>
- Corrie Swanwick on Vegetable Project - c </ li>
- Corrie Swanwick on Vegetable Project - d </ li>
- Corrie Swanwick on Vegetable Project - e </ li>
- Corrie Swanwick on Vegetable Project - f </ li>
- Corrie Swanwick on Vegetable Project - h </ li>
- Corrie Swanwick on Vegetable Project - i </ li>
- Corrie Swanwick on Vegetable Project - j </ li>
- Corrie Swanwick on Vegetable Project - k </ li>
- Corrie Swanwick on Vegetable Project - l </ li>
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Corrie Swanwick on Vegetable Project - 12 min
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