Research into the family history was started by the Reverend Charles Swynnerton in the 1870s. Over the course of the years he wrote a number of articles and papers about the family and gathered together by correspondence many Swinnertons from all over the world. He contributed to the printed history of the family (An account of the family of Swynnerton of Swynnerton and elsewhere in the County of Stafford by the Hon and Revd Canon G.T.O Bridgman) which was published as Part II of Volume VII of Collections for a History of Staffordshire by the William Salt Archaeological Society in 1880.

Interest in the family history became dormant after his death in 1928 but was revived by Iain Swinnerton in 1952 who founded the Swinnerton Society in 1974. The society became a registered charity in 1986 – the first One-Name society to be so recognized. However, the burden of administering this eventually became too onerous and it was replaced by the Swinnerton Family Society in April 2010.

We publish The Swinnerton Saga magazine which is available to members.

Take a look at the Swinnerton genealogical charts where we have uploaded the first of the USA branches.