I am looking for information about William Swift and wife Charlotte Emma Thomson. Their daughter Elizabeth Emma Swift was born 1871 'at sea', the birth was registered in Bristol. My question is? What was the wife doing aboard ship? In 1881 Eliz is in Leeds with Uncle George. I have not been able to find her parents in 1881. Any help would be appreciated.
The Swifts can be traced back to Banbury Oxford 1500's.
Patricia