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Geo Swithinbank of Saddleworth

in Memories of the Old Days

The final resting place of LEGEND.

George Swithinbank

BIRTH: 1824

Delph, Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England

DEATH: 13 Apr 1884 (aged 59–60)

Delph, Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England

BURIAL: St Thomas Churchyard Friarmere

Delph, Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England

2 comments

2 Comments

Peter

Dec 29, 2022

Fine piece of research.A wrestler with an old English name

ruslan-pashayev

Dec 29, 2022

Replying to

Peter, thanks. George was a true legend. For the early generations of the Lancashire 'catcheurs', pro wrestlers, he was like Pele for the 1960s footballers.