Amy Swale was born 28 January 1864 in Longbush, Southland District, Southland Region, New Zealand ("Southbrook") to Thomas Swale (1828-1896) and Mary Ann Curtis (c1833-1924) and died 22 August 1917 Edendale, Southland District, Southland Region, New Zealand of unspecified causes. She married Duncan McKenzie (-) 1890 in Woodlands, Southland District, Southland Region, New Zealand.
- A story handed down through the descendants from several reliable sources that Thomas Moore Arthur (1859-1934) was originally engaged to Amy Evelyn Swale (1864-1917) but got her sister Harriet Mary Ann Swale (1861-1945) pregnant.
- T M A's father, also named Thomas Moore Arthur, insisted that his son marry Harriet.
- Amy Evelyn married Duncan McKenzie and had a daughter Hannah McKenzie (1897-1942), who married her first cousin William Francis Arthur (1895-1964), a son of Harriet.
- William and Hannah married in 1922 and (in addition to children from their own union) reared the illegitimate son of Hannah, Thomas Neil McKenzie (1916-1993), and also the illegitimate son of Hannah’s sister, Ada Beatrice McKenzie (1899-1976) (Charles Whitney McKenzie (1920-1944)).
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Thomas Swale (1857-1858) | |||
| Ralph Swale (1858-1946) | |||
| Harriet Mary Ann Swale (1861-1945) | 7 July 1861 Longbush, Southland District, Southland Region, New Zealand ("Southbrook") | 1 March 1945 | Thomas Moore Arthur (c1858-c1934) |
| Amy Evelyn Swale (1864-1917) | 28 January 1864 Longbush, Southland District, Southland Region, New Zealand ("Southbrook") | 22 August 1917 Edendale, Southland District, Southland Region, New Zealand | Duncan McKenzie (-) |
| John William Swale (1865-1947) | 19 September 1865 Invercargill, Southland Region, New Zealand (Southbrook Longbush) | 3 January 1947 New Zealand | Agnete Marie Peterson (c1865-1947) |
| Thomas Curtis Swale (1867-1950) | 16 October 1867 Longbush, Southland District, Southland Region, New Zealand ("Southbrook") | 23 May 1950 New Zealand | Isabella Duncan McDermid (1884-1948) |
| Fanny Eliza Swale (1869-1957) | |||
| Arthur Ernest Swale (1875-1875) | |||
| William Henry Swale (1875-1956) | |||
| Ada Beatrice Swale (1878-1973) | |||
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Mary Ann Jane McKenzie (1893-1966) | |||
| Thomas Neil McKenzie (1895-) | |||
| Hannah McKenzie (1897-1942) | 1897 | 1942 | William Francis Arthur (1895-1964) |
| Ada Beatrice McKenzie (1899-1976) | 13 May 1899 Wyndham, Southland District, Southland Region, New Zealand | 16 August 1976 Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | Robert Archibald (-) |
| Jane Robertson McKenzie (1901-1964) | |||
| Robert John McKenzie (1902-1976) | |||
| Duncan McIntyre McKenzie (1903-1961) | |||
Residences
Footnotes (including sources)
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