Born: 1864; Sturminster Newton, Dorset

Census: 1881: Piddleswood, Sturminster Common, Dorset
1911: Flat 20, Pond House Pond Place, Chelsea, London

Died: 1924; Chelsea, London

Father: John Lane Swain 1828 – 1910

Mother: Jane Elford [Percy] Swain 1825 – 1889

Siblings: Herbert Edward Swain 1865 – 1947, Elizabeth Martha [Swain] Rose 1867 – , Catherine Ellen [Swain] Bennett 1870 – 1949

Married: Ada Frossell 1871 – ; 1895; Epsom, Surrey

Children: Albert Walter Swain 1898 – , Frank Swain 1901 – 1981, Jack Swain 1904 – 1995, Barbara Jessie Swain 1905 –