The Swainsons are a farming family with a small dairy farm in a wood between Horseshoe Cove and Swallowdale valley(SD); this is in the district of Low End (WH9). Neddy Sawinson, Mrs Swainson and their youngest grand-daughter Mary Swainson produce butter and milk which Mary delivers to the market in Rio each day. The shipwrecked sailors get milk from her (SD10). Neddy Swainson is 90 years old in 1930, and has been married for 70 years (SD9). He used to be the best huntsman years ago (PM25). Old Mrs Swainson at Low End makes hundreds and hundreds of patchwork quilts (SD9, WH9 & PM25).