Birth

22 Apr 1909
Clifton, Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Christening

14 May 1909
Rotherham, St Stephen, Eastwood, Yorkshire (West Riding), England

Death

17 Aug 1980
Pietermaritz St, Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa

Biography

John "Jack" Newsum Swift was born on 22 Apr 1909 at Clifton, Rotherham, Yorkshire, England.

He was the son of Arthur Benjamin Swift and Gertrude Sybil Newsum.

He was also known as Jack Raine.

He was also known as John Newsome Raine.

He was christened on 14 May 1909 at Rotherham, St Stephen, Eastwood, Yorkshire (West Riding), England.

He was recorded in the census in 1911 at 59 Lord Street, Rotherham, Yorkshire (West Riding), England.

He immigrated from Gloucester Castle, from London, England to Cape Town, South Africa on 26 Jul 1912.

He immigrated from Galway Castle, from London England to East London, South Africa on 8 May 1914.

He married Margaret Emily Maxwell Cameron on 17 Apr 1930 at Court House, Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa. Margaret Emily Maxwell was the daughter of Hugh Cameron and Ethel May Brookshaw. She was born on 22 Jun 1911. She died on 31 May 1996 at Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa at the age of 84.

They had one child: Jeffrey Thomas Hugh Raine.

He married Constance Dorrell Lee on 30 Nov 1935 at Port Elizabeth, Port Elizabeth, Cape Province, South Africa. Constance Dorrell was the daughter of Albert Edward Lee and Edith Maude Keeley. She was born on 28 Oct 1913. She died on 7 Jul 2007 at Port Elizabeth, Cape, South Africa at the age of 93.

They had one child: Peter Arthur Raine.

He died on 17 Aug 1980 at Pietermaritz St, Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa at the age of 71.