George Swane was Mr Allison's chauffeur. He died in the sinking. He was born in Brighton, Sussex, England on December 12th, 1892. He was the son of John Murray Swane (b. 1856), a carman, and Mary Ann Maynard (b. 1861), both Brighton natives who had married in their hometown in 1882. George was one of nine children and his siblings were: Minnie (b. 1883), Rosa (1884-1936), Annie (b. 1886), John Henry (b. 1888), Francis Murray (1891-1964), Albert William (b. 1895), Dick Octavius (b. 1897) and Charles Baden (1900-1951).